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Exercise? I Thought You Said Accessorize!

  Exercise? I Thought You Said Accessorize! I used to be that person, the one who always found a reason to avoid exercise. But I’m happy to say that’s no longer the case.   As a healthcare professional, I understood the benefits of staying active, yet I was “too busy” taking care of others or at least that was the lie I told myself. But all that changed during and because of the pandemic. I challenged myself with a goal of walking 10,000 steps a day, and I achieved it almost every day, save for a few here and there.   For those who don’t know me, let me confess; I used to take my children to the local Y for their activities and spend that time sitting on a comfy sofa reading a book instead of exercising. I simply wasn’t ready then. That’s how I wanted to spend my “ME” time. Here is a picture of me from those days, courtesy of a friend.    They say that it takes 21 days to either form a new habit or break an existing one. And I did it. I changed my habit....