Dear Calendar, thanks for taking care of me, but I need some flexibility from you. – Me.

My friend and fitness hero Jamie Miles says the best way to stay committed to your exercise plan is to make appointments. For example:

Monday, Zumba, 7pm
Tuesday, Elliptical, 12pm
Wednesday … you get the picture.

Here’s the kicker… if you miss an appointment for some reason, you have to reschedule for a different time that same week.

“But I’m a free spirit!” I whine. I hate being held to things. I feel…held down.

The irony of freedom is without accountability, there’s no freedom at all.  There is movement, but never in the same direction, and never forward. There is only…stuck in a rut.

Jamie is a Zumba instructor who more or less kidnapped me into Zumba, and I love it. It’s a dance exercise, and there is so much freedom in the dance.

The freedom, though, comes from following the steps.