{"id":725,"date":"2021-10-02T16:13:47","date_gmt":"2021-10-02T20:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.activeagingcanada.ca\/blog\/?p=725"},"modified":"2021-10-02T16:13:47","modified_gmt":"2021-10-02T20:13:47","slug":"time-to-stop-talking-just-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.activeagingcanada.ca\/blog\/womens-health\/time-to-stop-talking-just-do-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to stop talking & just do it!"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Sandra\u00a0 J. Hartley, MPE, EdD<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Be honest. We all talk ourselves in and out of things. This \u201cself-talk\u201d is part of our psyche\u2019s motivation system. But when it comes to getting more physically active, it may be best to stop listening to your inner voice and \u201cjust do it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Research on the self-talk of older women found that unmotivated people self-talk a lot, and talk themselves into doing nothing. They say things like:<\/p>\n

\u201cI am too old to be more active.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am too weak to lift weights.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI am too unsteady to do balance exercises.\u201d<\/p>\n

Not so!\u00a0 Active older women give this advice: try some different things and find out what you want to do. Then get on with it. Don\u2019t think about it lest you talk yourself out of it!<\/p>\n

You are never too old to benefit from simple home exercises or a refreshing walk. If your muscles are wimpy, some 1-2 pound weights could change your abilities enormously!\u00a0 If you are getting stiff or unsteady, then you will be amazed what can do in even one session of moving your body.<\/p>\n

Some inactive older women say they can\u2019t afford the classes or equipment. But staying active reduces the costs of health care in the long run and keeps you independent.<\/p>\n

\"Time<\/p>\n

Some women feel strange about building their muscles. But from age 30-80, we women lose about 50% of our muscle strength! It\u2019s worth the effort to keep building those muscles as we age.<\/p>\n

Stop listening to the negative self-talk and start acting on your positive ideas about doing something active, interesting and fun. For instance, if you\u2019re thinking, \u201cI wonder if my neighbour would go for a walk tonight?\u201d — don\u2019t wonder anymore.\u00a0 Grab your jacket and knock on her door.\u00a0 And don\u2019t listen to her excuses either!<\/p>\n

About the Author<\/em><\/p>\n

Sandra J. Hartley<\/strong> is Professor Emeritus, Researcher in Exercise Motivation and Gerontology, University of Alberta, and Life member of Active Aging Canada.<\/p>\n

Click Here for print PDF file – Women’s Health – time to stop talking and\u00a0 just do it<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Sandra\u00a0 J. Hartley, MPE, EdD Be honest. We all talk ourselves in and out of things. This \u201cself-talk\u201d is part of our psyche\u2019s motivation system. But when it comes to getting more physically active, it may be best to stop listening to your inner voice and \u201cjust do it.\u201d Research on the self-talk of … Continue reading Time to stop talking & just do it!<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":727,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-womens-health"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.activeagingcanada.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.activeagingcanada.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.activeagingcanada.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.activeagingcanada.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.activeagingcanada.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=725"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.activeagingcanada.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/725\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":733,"href":"https:\/\/www.activeagingcanada.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/725\/revisions\/733"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.activeagingcanada.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/727"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.activeagingcanada.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.activeagingcanada.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.activeagingcanada.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}