Dear Becky D,
what have you started here?
Can you believe we are still introing ourselves two weeks later!
I found this community last year when I was doing a search on fitness
and I've been hooked ever since. I came out of lurking once or twice
but am determined to take a more active part.
Well, anyway, I'm Helene from Melbourne, Australia.
I'm 40 and will have been married for 3 years next February.
I'm a high school teacher.
I teach ESL (English for migrants) and languages (mainly Japanese, French, Greek and Spanish)
I used to exercise inconsistently without putting much heart into it.
Then, one day, at the age of 35, I was doing some window shopping at looked my reflection in the mirror and realised I had to do something
both looks and healthwise, so I joined a gym and made a commitment.
The commitment only lasted a year because gyms just really aren't my thing
Later, I got married, moved away and where I live now, there is no gym.
Then I discovered fitness vids and VF!
I have been exercising with videos for two years now
I love it because I can tailor the workout to suit my needs and I don't have to leave my house.
I live near the beach ( a 30 sec walk) so I get up in the morning and go
for a run and then come back and do a vid or two.
I can't believe how much energy I have afterwards and what a difference it makes to the rest of my day.
I just love it