19-Day Challenge

Dear Andrea,

How often do you exercise.....?
I was thinking of doing a ‘19-day challenge’, leading up to every WOMAN – Victoria.  STARTING TOMORROW.  (or today – if you say YES...then it would be a 20-day challenge...)

I will tell you that I walk my dog every day, run-2 to 3 x per week and bike once per week, but I don’t exercise EVERY day (unless the dog counts..)....so this would be a challenge for me, especially because I am organizing this event approaching.....What do you think????

~ Kerri Carlson

Kerri:

How often do I exercise – yes, I can do that.
I’m just getting over an exhausting cold, so I’m hoping I can start back to NIA tomorrow. I haven’t worked out for a week, blah.

Normally, I have NIA on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Fri. Pilates on Thursday. (And cycle to/from work every day.)  On the weekend, I’m usually gardening and cleaning the house. I try to fit in a Pilates session on one of those days.

Take care,
Andrea

Andrea Careless 

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