exercise regimens

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What is the best time of day to exercise, I wonder?

I used to go running in the evening after work, but got such side-splitting

pains in my side

that I had to stop and shift the time to morning. Now, in the morning, I like

to work for a

few hours while my mind is fresh. Also, the ole bod ain't so fresh in the dawn

of day, and

creaks along rather slowly. Plus, after getting a stress fracture from too much

running, I

shifted to roller blading, which I loved, until I broke my shoulder doing it.

So now I just do

boring stuff, . . . and I HATE it . . . except for the college courses I listen

to on tape while I

do it. (Except I'm puffing and panting, so don't test me on the subject matter

because I

doubt I retain more than 2/3 of it.) The whole idea of " getting it out of

the way " in the

morning appeals to me. . . .I would really just like to do it all first thing in

the morning . . .

I'm wondering if I forced myself to do that, whether my mind would STILL be

fresh for

work afterwards. I'm in a creative field, and things come to me in the early

hours -- so I

hate to give up those little " freebie gifts " that just emerge from nowhere in

the earliest

part of the day. But it would be so great to have the compulsory exercise just

OUT OF THE

WAY, , , , I wonder if there's any way to become physically limber at an earlier

hour.... and

mentally limber later in the day? Or, maybe I just have to play with the cards

I've been

dealt. Who else exercises in the morning? Does it get any easier if you do it

several times

in a row?

> >

> > Doesn't it really make you feel good when people go out of their way to

> > tell you how much better you look with the weight gone? It sure does

> > with me.

> >

> > I've been at the Beach for over two years. I've had a few pounds slip

> > back on (maybe more than a few, but not terrible either). After New

> > Year's I decided that it was time to get serious again and get rid of

> > the extra baggage that slowly crept back. I have noticed that my energy

> > levels have dropped a bit as a result. When people are told that

> > exercise INCREASES your energy, they think you are kidding. Sure, you

> > may be a bit tired when you are done each time, but over the longer

> haul

> > you'll see energy levels climb.

> >

> > Chuck

> >

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