Last night, I had a 40 min break in our home gym. Hubby took care of Qianyi while I was hiding in the gym.
I jogged for half an hour. Hubby always asked what speed did I do on the treadmill. I used to jog at 5.5 but he laughed because that’s the speed he used for walking. So, I challenged myself last night. I jogged faster at 7.0. Felt great and slowly reduced the speed to cool myself down.
When I was stretching my legs, my iPod was playing Mel C’s Never Be The Same Again. It’s one of my favorite song. I started dancing. It’s a wonderful way to release my emotions. I thoroughly enjoyed my own slow and sensual movements. I loved watching myself in the mirrors.
Jogging and dancing managed to transform my negative emotions to positive energy. You won’t understand how stressed I have been in the past few months. But during the last two occupational therapy sessions, the therapist was very kind. He told me twice, “Mummy’s doing a good job!” Now, I feel less stressed.

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June 5, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Eileen
This is really a good way to release stress!! I should start to hit the gym and have some ‘me’ time…been very stressed out recently too..
June 8, 2009 at 9:39 am
Jan
I am doing pilates now, next door is a gym….am considering signing up for gym too….
good for you that you have a channel to de-stress….should try to do it more often