By Tara Ford, PA-C on January 5, 2011
Joining a gym and getting more exercise is probably the most sought after resolution year after year. As a former personal trainer I can attest to the fact that the fitness industry booms after we ring in the New Year. Gym memberships can be very expensive especially when you factor in the money you spend on new sneakers, workout gear, gym bags, iPods and gas money!! Unfortunately, most people will leave the gym altogether by March feeling like a failure for not having achieved their unrealistic goals.
So, this year let’s be more realistic, economical and focus on making exercise FUN!
According to the dictionary, “exercise is physical activity that is planned, structured, and repetitive for the purpose of conditioning any part of the body. Exercise is utilized to improve health, maintain fitness and is important as a means of physical well-being.”
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Nowhere in that definition was the word GYM! Can you see where I’m going with this? Sex is definitely a physical activity, it can be planned, structured and if you’re lucky…repetitive! So, it fits the definition for exercise and like any exercise it helps to improve your overall health and well-being!
So, don’t feel guilty this year if you ditch your gym plans and opt to stay in bed!
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Tara Ford is a certified Physician Assistant, and has worked in adolescent medicine, psychiatry, orthopedic surgery and with infectious disease experts at Albert Einstein College of Medicine conducting gynecological research for the prevention of HIV in women. She has written and lectured extensively on HIV, STDs, and other sexual health issues to students from elementary school through college and medical school.