<span class="s1">1. What motivates you to exercise?  </span>
<p class="p3"><span class="s1">My mother was a great example.  She was a phys ed teacher and active every day of her life, even into her-mid-80s, swimming, weight-training, golfing, and walking.  I don’t share her athletic abilities, but I love the way exercise makes me feel.  I sleep better, sing better, am more relaxed, and enjoy life more.  It baffles me that people don’t do it.(But then I don’t understand why people eat fast food. Yuck!)</span></p>
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<p class="p1"><span class="s1">2. What activity/workout do you prefer? </span></p>
<p class="p3"><span class="s1">I like variety, and activities with small groups (that motivates me more) and personal instruction (because I’m a klutz and could easily injure myself if I didn’t have that).</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">3. What is your biggest accomplishment? </span></p>
<p class="p3"><span class="s1">Hmmm.  That’s a difficult one.  I’d say helping my son deal with mental illness.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">4. What is your superpower? </span></p>
<p class="p3"><span class="s1">I’m not sure I know what that means.  If you mean what gives me a spiritual connection, I would say being in nature, and contemplating the mystery of life in our universe.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">5. What is your favorite dish/recipe? </span></p>
<p class="p3"><span class="s1">Vegetable beef stew on a cold winter’s  night.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">6. What is your cheat treat? </span></p>
<p class="p3"><span class="s1">Hazelnut butter on an oatcake with a dab of wildberry jam.  Yum!</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">7. What are your goals and dreams? </span></p>
<p class="p3"><span class="s1">I’m almost 70, so goals are more like dreams.  I dream of writing a book, and getting it published (I’ve already written one, non-fiction, based on my doctoral thesis, which didn’t get published, despite numerous attempts.) Being a singing semi-star and making a CD.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">8. Advice for a newbie? </span></p>
<p class="p3"><span class="s1">Do what is right for you in terms of exercise.  If you like yoga and walking, do that.  If you like swimming and golf, do that.  If you like going to group classes, do that.  If you like working out or running alone, do that. There’s too many fitness gurus marketing a particular form of exercise who tell you, “You must do it this way,” which is not helpful. </span></p>
<p class="p3"><span class="s1">And keep at it.  Start out slow and build it up for a period of six weeks or more, and see how you feel.  Change your exercises so you don’t get in a rut, and then quit.  Make exercise a part of your day and schedule it in just like brushing your teeth.  You will be thrilled with what a difference it makes!</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">And that’s it!</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Cheers,</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Kathryn</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Kathryn-Jane Hazel</span></p>
<p class="p5"><span class="s2"><a href="mailto:k.j.hazel@shaw.ca">k.j.hazel@shaw.ca</a></span></p>
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