{"id":1271,"date":"2011-06-20T18:50:46","date_gmt":"2011-06-20T22:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/?p=1271"},"modified":"2011-06-20T18:50:46","modified_gmt":"2011-06-20T22:50:46","slug":"no-need-to-join-a-gym","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2011\/06\/no-need-to-join-a-gym.html","title":{"rendered":"No Need to Join a Gym"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some people do well in gyms and health clubs, but most of my clients and readers do not.\u00a0 Most people I know who have zealously joined gyms have gone for a few days and then stopped, wasting tons of money, and feeling guilty and ashamed for not having the willpower or resolve to keep it up.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why I recommend saving your money on gym memberships, and doing it yourself.\u00a0 Here are some tips to get started in what I call re-creation:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Schedule 10 minutes a day to walk.\u00a0 I find it\u2019s best to go in the morning.<br \/>\n\u2013 Go for a daily walk.\u00a0 Do your best to do this every day, and never miss.<br \/>\n\u2013 Ask a friend to go with you.\u00a0 Make it a time to connect and enjoy the outdoors together with someone.<br \/>\n\u2013 If you are unable to walk, schedule 10 minutes of stretches or simple yoga, or chair stretches.<\/p>\n<p>The mind is where the movement begins!\u00a0 Make up your mind that doing 10 minutes a day is really simple, and that little amount of time is actually possible.\u00a0 Everyone can make 10 minutes, or find 10 minutes.\u00a0 If you tell yourself it\u2019s only 10 minutes, then you will get started.\u00a0 It will not seem impossible or too hard.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, as always, ask God to help you find the ten minutes! And bring God with you on the walk or stretches, saying \u201cthank you God,\u201d with each step you take.<\/p>\n<p>Take me with you all day!\u00a0 Follow drnorrischumley on Twitter.com<br \/>\nPost comments below \u2013 everyone likes to read what YOU write!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some people do well in gyms and health clubs, but most of my clients and readers do not.\u00a0 Most people I know who have zealously joined gyms have gone for a few days and then stopped, wasting tons of money, and feeling guilty and ashamed for not having the willpower or resolve to keep it&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":171,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[129,26,59],"class_list":["post-1271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fitness","category-health","tag-fitness-2","tag-health-2","tag-healthy-living"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>No Need to Join a Gym - Dr. Norris J. 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