I took last week off from working out because I came down with a pretty nasty virus.  But I was feeling up to the task yesterday, so now I'm back in the saddle.  I am going to continue working out 20-30 min 3x a week for now.  I may step it up a notch in a month or so.

I was out of town for a week on business, and the hotel gym made me realize something:  I workout more when I have the convenience of a gym nearby.  I also realized something else: 

I can swim again! 

In a former life, I was a competitive swimmer who swam up to 12 miles a day, but a 13 year career in the sport left my shoulders & elbows badly injured.  However, they seem to have healed with a decade of rest, and I'm going to get back into swimming for cardio.  So, I joined LA Fitness this week, and I already swam a mile on Tuesday. 

I feel good about it, like I'm turning a new leaf (or perhaps re-turning an old one in a different way?).  I was just measured as having 13% body fat, but I would like to get down in the 8-9% range.  My goal is to change up my workout every 4-6 weeks so that I do not stagnate. 

I also think this commitment to the gym will have an effect on my eating, because I don't want all this time and energy exercising to be cancelled out by unhealthy eating habits.

"But change must always be balanced with some degree of consistency." -Ron D. Burton