At age 33, I finally stopped working out.
My RKC/SFG Kettlebell training finally helped me figure out what I secretly knew all along:
Thirty minutes to 2 hours a day in the gym couldn’t undo what I’ve done to myself all the rest of the day.
So, I decided to finally change the way I lived during the 17 hours I was awake.
I traded an hour of elliptical training for fasted brisk walking over an hour to work.
I traded chest and bi day for full body, integrated skills training that have direct carryover into life.
I traded dodging slow walkers for taking them as a sign I needed to slow down – and watch my balance and foot placement.
I traded fad diets for consistently solid choices to fuel the Dooley Machine.
Every time I pass scaffolding, I am to do at least one pull-up.
On the subway, I am to give up my seat in order to do standing breathing drills.
I am to breathe with my patients, and to do trunk stability push ups, pistol squats, handstands, and presses between patients.
I am to be the genuine article, to be someone who practices what she preaches.
You can go about your day, then dread your evening workout.
Or, you can make your day your workout.
Or, do both.
It all counts.
– Dr. Kathy Dooley