Physical Education

Oh my goodness! I haven't been doing so great updating (at all), mainly because I didn't want to report that I'm not doing as well as I feel I should, but I decided that it's probably that much more important to update in times like that because it keeps me on the ball with things--it makes what I'm doing (or not doing) more real, making it so I really do want to do better. Call it accountability--facing the facts.

I was reading this month's Ensign, and it seemed like in every other article there was something about the importance of physical fitness. If the prophets are telling me I need to do it, then it's definitely something I need to make a top priority in life.

Physical fitness is something that helps keep you balanced in all the other areas of your life. If something seems off with me, I remember these letters: ESP. ESP stands for emotional, spiritual and physical health. If one of those is off, it throws the rest of them off. All three of them need to be balanced for me to be balanced. So... my new goal is going to involve more physical exercise. I've been getting at least 8,000 steps per day (4 miles) and that's great--more than the average person--but it's not enough. I know I'm out of shape and I've even started to get embarrassed wearing short sleeve shirts because of how flabby and chubby my arms are looking. :( I don't want to dread wearing something because of the way I feel about how I look, and while it is true I need to love myself no matter what and blah blah blah, I do need to improve how I look on the outside--physically--because that will help how I feel inside.

I've also decided to limit my computer time to thirty minutes twice a day. I read that teens are now spending on average over fifty hours per week on the computer/video games/television/internet via smart phones, etc., I found that statistic astounding, but at the same time could easily see how it could be true. A little here, a little there, it adds up! And how sad to spend over fifty hours of your week with not much to show for it. Yup, I definitely need to cut back. Although I'm not horrible, I can improve. Even an hour a day is a lot, but it will be better than I'm currently doing, and I'll be able to find much better use of my time. (More time to fill = more time to exercise!)