Am I the only one, or does anybody else feel like, the moment you say the word exercise, we’d rather stay home and sleep?

The word exercise takes me all the way back to gym class in school, you know, climbing a rope to the ceiling and running around the track until you wanted to thought you would be sick.

I want to change the word “exercise” to “play!” The beauty of writing a blog is that it’s just that… my blog! Writing ones thoughts and/or feelings, without caring what others think, is a lovely thing to experience, in my opinion. I think I’m capable of answering the prompt in my own way, without really deviating from the subject matter of exercise.

While I’ve actively participated in sports and physical exercise throughout my life, from walking in marathons to playing softball for the local church team, mostly I’ve just played! I looked up the definition to exercise, and it seems that my playtime accomplishes the same result.

I’ve run in track and field, but I’ve also jumped hay bales out in a field with my horse. I’ve played softball, but I’ve also had to catch a lot of fly balls within my own home. Try attempting to referee, or more accurately, coral three children along with their passel of pets, under the same roof.

There is no rest for the weary when it comes to parenting! I spent five years homeschooling my children, which included way more than just classroom studies. We hiked, camped, fished, swam, gardened, learned musical instruments, went on bike rides, rode horseback, drove dune buggies and on and on and on…

My answer to the prompt is to say that any form of exercise works, I think, as long as it feels like playing. If it ain’t fun, it ain’t worth it, and it won’t last for the long run. Choose an exercise that feels like play, if you wish to maintain both a healthy mind and body.

There, see? I think I still answered the question, even if I had to swap out one word for another… if not, well then, here…

Have a cookie…