Bryce has had some great posts about his analytical (and tech supported) approach to fitness. I used to find staying in shape to be quite the challenge – I would start the day with great plans of going to the gym or exercising and then wind up scheduling another meeting or answering emails instead.
The solution that Susan and I have settled on is to go out every morning as soon as there is enough light and hit some tennis balls (regular in summer and paddle in winter). We are lucky to have public courts a short walk from our house and to have a German Au Pair who makes sure the kids eat breakfast and get ready for school. But the key has been to make it a routine that we adhere to even when it is freezing or windy or drizzling (we are not tough enough for pouring rain).
While this has been great for feeling fit all day, we have both found that over the last couple of years of sitting at desks or in meetings for most days we have lost a lot of flexibility. So now we are experimenting with family yoga on weekends. It’s fun to have the kids involved, albeit comical how much more flexible they are. Hoping we can turn this into a similar routine and stick to it!
