Again, I Can Exercise. Hooray!

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I can't believe it's been six months since I wrote on this blog. I had a few medical issues and I just didn't feel motivated to write. Getting better became my focus.

In November 2013, I had a routine surgery with a predicted two weeks recovery time. I was excited that I would be back on my feet in no time teaching, exercising and just living my normal life. Wrong! A two week recovery period turned into nearly five months due to medical complications from the surgery.

Not only did I have complications, I was told I couldn't do any strenuous activities. I could walk but not too fast. I couldn't break a sweat and my weight limit was 10 pounds. For strength training, I did modified body weight exercises. For instance, I did wall push-ups. Sadly, I had to stop teaching my classes at the local fitness facility. Not teaching my classes as well as not working out hard took some getting use to.

Am I ready to get back into my exercise and teaching lifestyle? Yes! I got my medical clearance to resume strenuous activities and I'm excited. I've slowly increased the intensity of my exercises and I look forward to getting stronger. I look forward to running especially since I want to run a 10K or half marathon this year.  

In addition to working out, I look forward to teaching a strength training class in April. I enjoy teaching group fitness classes and interacting with the clients. My goal is the teach more classes as well.

Expected and unexpected things can keep you from exercising. Once you're back on your feet, you can slowly get back into it one workout at a time. Here's to your health!