Time to stop making ‘no time for exercise’ excuses

The American Counseling Association Special to Village News

Once upon a time, not all that long ago, scheduling time for exercise wasn't a necessity for most people. Earlier generations faced a much more physical life. Walking was usually the prime means of transportation and most jobs and home life required a great deal more physical labor.

Life today is much less physically demanding for most of us but can be much more mentally and emotionally challenging. And for many of us, facing all the demands of modern life, it can seem difficult to squeeze in time for exercise.

And yet we all know tha...