About a year ago I decided I needed to make some major changes to improve my overall health. I'd gotten very overweight, actually quite obese, after I quit smoking several years ago and started eating too much as a result. The eating too much was the first thing to go. Kicked that bad habit right to the curb, I did:-) The next step was increasing my physical activity level.
I absolutely abhor anything that has workout or exercise program in the title. In fact I rebel and run the other way. However, I do like to move, I especially love to dance. Not any formal type of dancing. Just the type of dancing I've always done at parties or clubs. So, I decided to dance, everyday. When I was talking aobut this with a young gay guy friend, he offered to send me links to the top 40 pop music vids on YouTube that had the best beats for dancing. He did tell me not to pay attention to the lyrics because some of them are very boldly sexual and in some there is a lot of swearing. He was totally right about that, but I don't care. I don't care because the beat of the music absolutely propels me out of my chair and gets my whole body moving:-)
I dance everyday, now, for at least a half an hour. My fave artists have become the Black Eyed Peas, Rhianna, Lady Gaga, Pink and Jessie J. There are others I like, but those are my faves.