Another week and another lesson learned on the Weight Loss journey. One thing that seriously impacts your fitness and your health is the reduction of stress. One of the things that I love to do to relieve stress and get a little exercise in to boot is to dance and Karaoke. These are two of my favorite past times and last week I got to do both of them.
Our team had an informal outing to see and hear one of the musical institutions in Austin the Spazmatics. This group plays some of the best 80’s music that I have heard. It brings me back to my college years when I danced the night away to Hammer time, Devo, the Romantics and assorted new wave music. Believe it or not, I had parachute pants at one time and could do a mean rendition of “Can’t Touch This”. At the time, I thought the music could not live up to my teen years filled with Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. But it has! Anyway back to the story.
We all had a great time dancing to the music and ended the night at the Karaoke club were we had another classic, song contest. The time was a great way to get over some of the stress of the work week. And beyond that, it was a fantastic way to get exercise. I broke my record for the earliest time to get 10,000 steps done pictured below. Over 10,000 steps before 2:30 AM. This dancing extravaganza also put me over the top in meeting my goal on JIFF that I set for this 90 day journey – 1,200 points !
What are the key points for all those trying to get more active?
- Exercise does not have to be drudgery on a treadmill. There are many ways to move and get your steps in!
- Life is too short not to dance. Work hard but play hard also.
- Last but not least – Accenture Active – “You can’t touch this” program! A few steps and before you know it you have free movies!
Life’s attractive when you’re Accenture Active!
Weight Loss and Leadership 