I have heard, and mildly experienced in the past, that once one gets
in the habit of exercise, one feels sad when one can't or doesn't get
one's exercise in.
I've been doing this walking thing now for 30 days — specifically,
I've been making sure I meet my "move goal," which is measured in
calories burned. That goal gets incremented every week, even though
I'm free to adjust it (and I generally do, but it's still an increase).
I'm to 480 calories per day at this point, and about a week ago I
began to see the number as a representation for some percentage of a
meal.
But yesterday for the first time, the thought crossed my mind that
I was looking forward to going on my evening walk. This is a sea-change
from "I have to go on my evening walk."
By the way, Apple uses an award system to encourage and motivate
(as evidenced by the symbol I keep posting for these exercise posts —
it is Apple's symbol for their Longest Move Streak achievement).
I did not achieve the Perfect Month goal for May because I started
walking on May 2nd — so even though I met the "move goal" for 30 days,
I won't get that achievement for May.
So far so good for June...
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