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Staying Motivated for the Long Haul

Healthy Living | Last Active: Jan 29, 2023 | Replies (499)

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@hopeful33250

Hello @parus and @contentandwell

There is another Youtube exercise video that is also short in length and fun, it is T-Tapp. Take a look at it when you have a moment. I heard about it from another member on Mayo Connect.

Teresa

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@hopeful33250 thanks, I will check that one out too. I sure wish my club had tai chi, I’m not great at following moves, I like having a leader/instructor who can correct me when I am not doing things like this correctly. Basically I’m a clod.
JK

@contentandwell Hey, self-denigration is not healthy. Tai Chi is designed for everyone. Yes, even the self said clods.
@hopeful33250 Will check this out once I find my self-motivation. Feel like I was hit by a semi, landed at the roadside until the street sweeper came along and swept me into the gutter to live with the sewer rats.
Visuals are helpful?

@contentandwell Tai-Chi is really made for clods - myself included! It is very gentle and slow moving - hard to get it wrong. I'm not really good at the contortions of yoga but Tai-Chi really does work for me. It's also very relaxing.

Teresa

@parus Is it self-denigration if it's true? I am comfortable with other aspects of myself but have never been good at following moves in a group. I even had trouble following the water exercises initially. I did zumba for a while and loved it but I know my moves were not right. They are great about things like zumba at my club, they tell you to do what you can do. There is some jumping but many people, like myself, never attempt that. It is a good workout, I should try to resume that when my knee is fully recovered.
Love your description. I am a very visual person so I can't help but picture that. I had a job a few years back where the young manager used to say things that were nonsensical. I would picture a cartoon balloon above my head making comments. If he had known...
JK

I also am interested in Tai Chi. I bought videos to learn and follow just before everything changed to dvds. lol Now I chafe at the thought of videos and am looking for a book with simple instructions and pictures of the poses to get restarted. I really wish it was offered in my community.