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Why I exercise - because I LOVE it!

Written by Jenny Genin, Independent Beachbody Coach

Topic: Dieting and Weight LossPublished February 10, 2010
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To people who know me, but do not subscribe to my level of commitment to fitness, I probably seem crazy to exercise as much as I do.rnThey are probably silently professing all kinds of ills that will come out of it. I know my parents periodically do, because they tell me so, being the old school they are. I always try to win people over to my "side", never sparing any time when it comes to explaining why I eat or exercise the way I do. But my dedication to exercising is simple to explain: I love it! rnI love it on so many levels, that if I list all the reason, it will be the classic TMI (too much info), so I will limit myself to only a few: 1) I love to exercise because it gives me a sense of accomplishment. No matter what life throws at me that day, I feel that I've done something good, that I've put the effort and was successful at it. I don't need to do anything special to feel this way. Just do the best I can, and I feel well-prepared for whatever challenges may comes my way that day because I started it right. 2) I love to exercise because I feel energized. I am not on fire every day. On days when I don't feel especially energetic, I nevertheless feel great after completing the routine. Surprisingly the energy picks up after that! 3) I love to exercise because it gives me confidence. Amazingly, as the level of physical fitness increases, the level of confidence does as well. It gets funny sometimes - I can be watching an adventure movie where a hero/heroine are running away from bad guys, or holding on to the rope for their life, I catch myself thinking - I guess I could do it to, now that I am strong! 4) I love to exercise because I like the way my food taste after workout. I don't know the science behind it, but after a workout everything taste better. I am hungry, but in a different way. It is not a boredom-induced or stress-induced hunger. It is as if my muscle tell me: we expanded a lot of energy, you better feed us something good! 5) I love to exercise because I sleep better when I do! This is very obvious but is still worth listing. I have trouble falling and staying asleep. But if I put the mileage and the reps in, no matter how stressful my day was the physical exhaustion wins over all the distractions of the day and I fall into a blissful slumber. There is nothing better! I could definitely go on listing other reasons why I like exercising, but I feel I already made my case to prove that there is merit in it. Theoretically we all know that exercise is good for us, but I am here to state that it also feels good. Try it, you are going to love it! Bring it! rnhttp://JennyGenin.comrnhttp://Shakeology.com/JennyGetsfitrn

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Jenny Genin is a computer programmer and an independent Beachbody Coach. Even though she's been into fitness most of her adult life, discovering the excellent programs from Beachbody helped her lose the unwanted pounds, make over her body and acquire the confidence that one can do it at her age, or any age. (Watch her progress slide show http://ow.ly/UnJU) She'll be happy to give you an advise about your workout programs and nutrition, help you with motivation to start and stay with it - and it is FREE! Go to http://JennyGenin.com to JOIN or email JennyGetsFitness@Gmail.com! You have nothing to lose but pounds!

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