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Making Exercise Fun

David Mendosa
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Medical Journalist Living with Diabetes and Author of Fitness and Photography for Fun, www.mendosa.com/fitnessblog

After earning a B.A. with honors from the University of California,...

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I need that. It's the way that I balance my life and clear my brain. Ironically, I get some of my best ideas on the trail when I am not trying to think.

For other people, walking or hiking can be a pleasant social experience if you go with a friend. I usually hike alone, but when a friend hikes with me, the conversation makes the time pass quickly.

Whatever your preferences, your challenge has to be to find the right kind and mix of exercise to keep it fun for you. Unless you make it fun in whatever way works for you, you won't keep it up for life. And as my favorite endocrinologist, Dr. Joe Prendergast, always says, "It's your time."

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