Exercise for Writers

I’ve got to start moving more than my fingers

Have any of you other writers out there worried that you’d throw a blood clot from all the sitting we do, hunched over our keyboards? Did you spend Thanksgiving Day alternating between writing and eating, between your desk and the dining room table? Are you at this very minute lying in bed or on the sofa, rubbing your belly and reaching for yet another bon-bon?

Or is it just me?

I immediately related to Rebecca Grant’s article “Is Writing Turning You Into A Sedentary Person?” even though it isn’t, in my case. I’ve always been a sedentary person. Writing just gives me an excuse. Honestly, that’s one of the things I love about the job.

But I do not love the effects of inactivity on my body. So Rebecca’s concrete steps to help writers get back in shape are welcome. I assume they also work for writers who don’t want to get back in shape but rather to get in shape for the very first time.

The tip I appreciated most from Rebecca was to take baby steps. She was speaking specifically to overachievers with this suggestion. Don’t do too much and get discouraged was her point. If you do, you won’t be as likely to stick with your exercise program over the long run.

But I think this is a good tip for underachievers, too. It’s comforting to think that even baby steps are an improvement over no steps at all. I’ve just got to force myself off the couch and start toddling somewhere besides the kitchen.

Baby steps. Baby steps.

It’s a start.

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