My family members never fail to taunt my aversion to exercise. Of course, our natures are quite a contrast. Even in the rain, my husband had no problem taking a three mile run this morning. Two of my black belt children are accustomed to hours of warm-ups, stretches, calisthenics, running, sparring, and practicing techniques. And of course, my little one is constantly on the move when he is not napping.
Which brings me to my typical retort: Grocery Shopping (in addition to household chores, raking leaves, vaccuming, running after my toddler, etc) is my exercise. Most days of the week I go early in the morning after dropping off my kids to school and then go again in the evening (two or three times a week) while waiting for karate classes to finish. My youngest knows the routine. We park far away from the entrance, so that he can have a nice little walk in the parking lot. We recyle cans and bottles, clean up a car buggy for him to sit in after pushing it half-way through the store (that's when my walking pace picks up), and we "Go, Go, Go, Go, on an adventure," like the Cat in the Hat, passing every aisle, saying hello to the friendly people, deliberately sqatting down to put groceries in the bottom basket rack, checking out the deals, and then checking out.
Granted, my endorphins come not from the rigor of intense movement, but more from saving money using coupons, but all in all, I am burning calories and making the most of my muscle use while walking around. Where shopping use to be a task for me, I now feel so much more invigorated having a revised outlook on the activity. So if you don't already, consider having a work out at your local grocery store.
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