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Writing and Fitness

by Anne Wayman on July 19th, 2008

Contract Worker has a post called 6 Weeks to a Better, Stronger, More Energetic You. Rico is going back to doing push ups - a particular form of exercise I really have no interest in at all, but it did get me thinking about physical fitness.

First, I applaud Rico and anyone who is doing anything to improve their physical fitness. We are animals, after all, and we function best when we move a lot.

Writers, of course, tend to sit around a lot, at a keyboard, maybe moving their fingers… I know - that’s what I do the most of. And it shows. But it shows less than it did because I too am on an exercise program. I do 10 or 15 minutes of self-directed, learned it in a book yoga stretches three or four mornings a week. I also get the gym regularly, usually three days a week where I do 25 minutes of cardio on a treadmill, then spend another 20 or 30 minutes with machines and weights.

No, I’m not looking like I’m twenty again, but I do have more energy than I did before I went back to working out. I also have a bit more stamina at the computer and I’m 90% convinced my mind works better too.

So writers, if you’re not getting out there and getting some form of regular exercise, I strongly suggest you gently begin to do so. You’ll be glad you did.

Write well and often,

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