Exercise ~ Schmexercise!

My name is a Dez and I'm a cardio junkie. Ahhhh but please understand that this is something that has progressed over the years within me. In the beginning, when I weighed 205lbs, it was all I could do to make it up a flight of stairs without passing out! All I could do was walk. Leslie Sansone's Walk Away the Pounds dvd's were my initial ticket to exercise success.

Then, as I began dropping the weight, I was able to move into Billy Blanks Tae Bo dvd's. Talk about a killer workout!

From there I moved into running on my treadmill and time on my elli machine. What I don't want to do is give anyone the excuse..."But I don't have a gym membership or a treadmill so I can't exercise!" Nope...I'm not buying it. If you can walk, you CAN exercise. Remember this guy?? He lost weight by simply walking.

During my 30 days of meat free and organic eating, I decided to take things back to basics and begin walking. I am living in Kentucky right now and the one thing this state is NOT lacking is hills. I happen to live in an area with a nice walking path and hills with my name on them.
Check it out...(taken with my phone)

Everyday after work, I come straight home, change clothes, and hit the pavement. As much as I want to sneak in a nice trot, I am determined to simply walk a brisk walk instead. I didn't think I'd feel anything but I was sadly mistaken! Armed with my ipod Touch and my thoughts, I have tackled my hills faithfully 5-6 days a week. Some days, I walk and pray, somedays I get in a good cry, but EVERYDAY I come back feeling exhilarated from my walk. I would like to encourage everyone to get up and take a walk today. I'm tired of seeing fat dogs! If you're s single parent, get your little one a bike and walk along side him/her. You can listen as your child happily babbles on about this or that. You can lose weight and bond with your child, it's a win/win!
Lace up those tennis shoes, get out there and WALK!