Do you ever get that feeling that when you’re on the treadmill, you’re like a hamster on a wheel, just going round and round and round?  I know I do!  Unfortunately, that’s the rut we get ourselves into with workout routines.  I decided to change up my routine and do things that I wouldn’t ordinarily do.

Here are my top 3 exercise routines:

1. I started getting up earlier in the morning and going for a walk.  It was hard at first, because I really love that extra hour in bed.  I have a dog, so, there was my incentive!
2. I changed the venue of my workout.  When I didn’t get to the gym, I would choose one of the parks nearby that has a walking trail.  I even felt adventurous one time and actually started running.  That lasted about a tenth of a mile. LOL!
3. I have 2 girls who love to play outside and play crazy games like Dodgeball.  I had never played it before and after about half an hour of NOT getting out of the way of the ball, I called it quits and decided that it would be safer for me to stick to a less painful ways of exercise… biking!

Photo by normanack