The glove of addiction and overconsumption continues to be peeled off in the Findlay household. However, one thing I've had trouble with is commitment to daily fitness and exercise. We have a treadmill in the basement, and I was doing ten minutes a day for a little while. The treadmill is beside a wall, facing a wall, beneath a low ceiling, in a chilly basement climate. And a constant torment was this: what to use as the soundtrack, music, spoken word, peppy music, rock or soul peppy music, library audiobooks, Bible on CD, what, what, what??? Talk about absurdity--this is one of those things that shows the backlash of being such a music-loving creative type. There's no such thing as "just throw any old thing on, and go with it."
So along comes the savior of this torment, my Sarah Palin-esque Emmy-winning namesake, Tina Fey. I'm a big fan of 30 Rock, and have been needing to seriously lighten up emotionally, get my stress-induced blood pressure level under control. A wonderful idea emerged--turn the treadmill toward the TV, pop in 30 Rock, and let that be the focus while I break my daily sweat.
One episode per day has been working like a charm. From the warmup during the pre-opening sketch, to the turbo burn during the closing credits, giggling all the way in between, this has rapidly become a valuable tool for my body, mind, and soul. I'm calling it my sitcom slimdown plan. Five days in a row so far, I'm on a roll!
Let's do whatever silly, unorthodox, creative things we need to do to keep peeling off our "gloves" and let our real selves emerge as radiant and energetic as they are meant to be. What crazy things work for you?
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