Look for reasons to exercise instead of excuses not to – it’s for your good health
By Jennifer Sheeran,
Wellness Director
Occasionally I invite residents to come down to the lower level and try out our new wellness center. More often than not, my offer gets declined. The reasons vary on why a person doesn’t want to try exercise. Here are the top 10 reasons for declining my invitation to exercise:
10. I don’t have time; I have too many doctor visits.
9. This spring weather just doesn’t suit me.
8. If I were fit and trim, I may have lonely widows chasing after me.
7. I’ve heard that exercise can affect your mood-I don’t need to be happier.
6. Grandmothers bake cookies, they don’t exercise.
5. Spandex doesn’t do anything for wrinkles.
4. Exercise may improve my health and longevity, but I’ve already outlived everyone I know.
3. I could sprain my big toe.
2. If I were healthy I would have no reason to see my doctor who just happens to look like Robert Redford.
1. I don’t know how to get started.
While we’re having a bit of fun with a serious subject, regardless of your age, it is human nature to make time for the things we want to do and put off the things we have to or don’t want to do. The hardest part of a fitness program is getting started.
Here is what your peers have to say about how exercise has benefited them. If they can do it -- you can too!
Walter Harder - “As I see it, exercise serves two purposes. It is worthwhile because it has helped me to get stronger and it helps me control my weight-especially when I eat too much breakfast.”
Lorene Jost - “Exercise just makes me feel happy. If my back or neck is hurting me, I come and exercise. Exercise usually relieves it. That helps me to have a better attitude.”
Irene Schmidt - “I feel like I can walk better with regular exercise”
Leland Johnson - “Exercise has to be done regularly to maintain the benefits.”
We invite you to join these Presbyterian Manor neighbors as they’ve discovered the benefits of exercise. The great majority of adults over 75 years old are not getting even a fraction of the exercise they need to help them stay healthy. Which would you rather do – visit the doctor, or visit with your friends in our wellness center while you exercise? Join us! The Wellness Center is also open to adults 65 and over in the greater Newton community. Contact us to find out more.
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