• Yoga- I’ve actually done yoga in the past and I actually looked forward to the classes, but would it lose its luster if it were a long term daily activity?
• Dance class- I love to dance and think that those dance/exercise classes look like a lot of fun. But they also look like they are full of beautiful fit young people. That can be pretty intimidating for a middle aged chubby chick like me.
• Wii Fit- Ok, getting fit while playing a video game sure seems like it could be a fun way to get fit. But does it really work?
• Walking- It’s free, it’s easy and it doesn’t require any additional equipment.It’s one of the best exercises available. Unfortunately my best intentions for getting into a walking routine are easily sidelined.

Yes, I know, my biggest issue is doing something. Anything.  But I really would like to believe that it’s possible to have fun and get fit at the same time.  What do you think?  Do you have the perfect fun fitness routine?  Do you do any of the things on my list?  Do they work?

Are they fun?

Let me know by leaving a comment below or creating your own post in the Boomer Voices section.

You might be surprised.  There’s the Canadian curler Carolyn Darbyshire-McRory who at 46 years old (my age) is the oldest Olympian on the Canadian team.  And before you use the excuse that curling isn’t exactly a sport that requires youthfulness, let me inform you that she isn’t the oldest Olympian competing at the 2010 games.  There is also 51 year old Hubertus von Hohenlohe, the lone Olympian representing Mexico in Alpine Skiing.

And I’d bet that both of these athletes have the same exuberance that the younger set have.  After all, being over 40 didn’t dampen Dara Torres’ excitement about competing in the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing.  It also didn’t stop her from bringing home three silver medals.

It’s inspiring for me to see these Boomer aged athletes. It makes me realize that age really is just a number and that dreams are attainable no matter what that number is.  Do you have thoughts on Baby Boomers in the Olympics?  Or are you reaching for dreams?  Share your story with us here in the comments area or through the Boomer Voices section.

We’ve experienced the first man on the moon, Woodstock, female supreme court judges, the first black American president,personal computers, and so many technological advances I couldn’t begin to name them.  We’ve seen things come and go like 8 track tapes and BetaMax videos and we’ve ushered in things that were only imagined in science fiction novels.

So it shouldn’t surprise us that, as a generation, Baby Boomers face aging differently than any generation before us as well.

Thanks to advances in medicine, we’re more aware of the importance of nutrition and exercise in keeping ourselves healthy as we get older.  We also know that it’s important to exercise our minds as well as our bodies and video game manufacturer’s are now offering us games that will help keep our minds sharp too. Some of us have embraced things like plumping injections and plastic surgery to match our appearance with our youthful outlook.

But perhaps one of the most important differences in our generation is our understanding that we can age, without necessarily getting old.

We’re not afraid to learn new things and take on new experiences because we don’t let the number of candles on our most recent birthday cake dictate what we can and can’t do.  No longer do we see age as a hindrance to following our dreams.

Whether it’s learning to fly an airplane or paint a landscape, we tend to embrace lifelong learning and seek to truly experience life, not just live it.

Baby Boomer News is the magazine that will help us explore, learn and experience life to the fullest.  Be sure to head on over to the website and poke around. Click on the links; check out what the site and the magazine has to offer.  I think you’ll agree that it is as unique as our generation tends to be.