Exercise

So recently I've noticed something in myself.  When my allergies picked up the beginning of August I stopped exercising because I felt so yucky,  and then I had a harder time with stressful situations that occurred (like car repair problems *3, or kids).  I'd only been exercising for about 20 minutes 2-3 times a week, but it made a huge difference for me.  This week I started exercising again and I feel so much better.  It is amazing to me that such a little thing can make such a big difference.  When I finally made the connection I remembered this post that I had read a while back: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/03/how-exercise-can-calm-anxiety/?smid=fb-share&_r=0
on exercising mice.  In my own experience now I can say that I agree with the results of this study.

Another thing that I have found is exercising is exercising...5 minutes is better than nothing.  Sometimes all I can do is 5 minutes, but when I do it I feel that much better!!:)  My brother told me about a site called, sworkit.com and I love it!!:)  It gives you random circuit training exercises and you don't need any equipment to do them.  Sometimes I do a harder workout and sometimes I'm like I can handle doing some stretching in between my workouts today.  The best part for me is that you can set it to do just 5 minutes!!:)  It is so awesome and I paid $1 for the app and now can see videos if the pictures they put up aren't clear enough.  I love this program!!:)

So I think I'm going to start exercising every day since it really is so good for me, even if it is only 5 minutes!!:)  I like being able to handle stress in my life!!:)