{"id":249,"date":"2009-06-30T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-30T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2009\/06\/saving-money-not-at-the-gym.html"},"modified":"2009-06-30T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-06-30T01:00:00","slug":"saving-money-not-at-the-gym","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2009\/06\/saving-money-not-at-the-gym.html","title":{"rendered":"Saving Money (Not) at the Gym"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some people do well in gyms and health clubs, but most of my clients and readers do not.&nbsp; 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&#8217;s why I recommend saving your money on gym memberships, and doing it yourself.&nbsp; Here are some tips to get started in what I call re-creation:<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Schedule 10 minutes a day to walk.&nbsp; I find it&#8217;s best to go in the morning.<br \/>&#8212; Go for a daily walk.&nbsp; Do your best to do this every day, and never miss.<br \/>&#8212; Ask a friend to go with you.&nbsp; Make it a time to connect and enjoy the outdoors together with someone.<br \/>&#8212; 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!&nbsp; Make up your mind that doing 10 minutes a day is really simple, and that little amount of time is actually possible.&nbsp; Everyone can make 10 minutes, or find 10 minutes.&nbsp; If you tell yourself it&#8217;s only 10 minutes, then you will get started.&nbsp; 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 &#8220;thank you God,&#8221; with each step you take.<\/p>\n<p>Take me with you all day!&nbsp; Follow drnorrischumley on Twitter.com<br \/>Post comments below &#8211; everyone likes to read what YOU write!<\/p>\n<p><\/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.&nbsp; 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":[1,19,2,9,3,4,10,21,12,8,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diet","category-finances","category-fitness","category-happiness","category-health","category-joy","category-lifestyles","category-spiritual-weight-loss","category-spirituality","category-weight-loss","category-wellness"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Saving Money (Not) at the Gym - Dr. Norris J. 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