Pain and Exercise and Parts
July 31, 2008
I have an internal conversation with my pain part about doing some exercise in the past two weeks. Generally I consider it uncomfortable to exercise. I have joined a number of gyms in the past 10 years and after a few months I just don’t go. The part of me that is concerned about my fitness and weight gets over powered by a group of parts including the pain part, the embarrassed part, the lethargic part, the part that tells me I have too much to do, and the part that tells me it is inconvenient. I do love to swim but to get to a good swimming pool would take a 20 minute walk, time to change, wait for a lane, and a 20 minute walk back as well as membership in in Gym. Can you hear all the parts talking to me.
When I was in Phoenix in November 2007, my nephew Brian and niece Michielle had purchased the Wii system and I was fascinated that you could play virtual tennis or other sports. Generally I don’t endorse products(especially ones that I don’t make) in my blog. In March they came out with an exercise board called Wii Fit and it was impossible to purchase one. I looked all over on line and in local stores including Best Buy. Finally I purchased one a week ago in Game Stop. I didn’t realize that you had to purchase the base system which is expensive…how dumb of me.
I purchased the base system a week ago and last Saturday I set it up(quite an achievement). It is
just wonderful. You use your television, the base system, the board on the floor and a controller in your hand. My intention is to exercise for 30 minutes every day(except when I am traveling) and to become fit and perhaps lose some weight.
The reason I could do this was because I had a conversation with my parts. I told the part that didn’t want to go to the gym that I agreed with him. Here was an answer that is so convenient that he didn’t have to be concerned. I told the embarrassed part that I would be exercising in our own home. And I told the part that has been very critical about my fitness and over weight that I need him on my team for now and that he could be very critical if I missed a day. I need his criticism or the concern about his criticism as a motivating force to continue.
I just completed my third day and I am looking forward to tomorrow.
posted by Ira Dressner, Ph.D.
Spiritual Coach
ADHD Coach
www.spiritualpainreliefcenter.com
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