Mature Fashion: Our "GYM"

Trying to stay on top of my physical fitness pro
gram, I joined our community exercise class. I recently discovered our homeowner's association in this retirement community has  exercises three times a week from 8:30 to 9:30; They do a combination of weight bearing exercises and stretching using video discs (Jane Fonda's Fit and Strong (?)).  I am excited about this discovery because I have three different neighbors who regularly attend (one with her husband!) and I know I will have added incentive to attend.  There appear to be only six regular attendees at this time, but that may be a plus for us; one of the problems I have with regular gym membership is the wait time  to use the machines.

I have never been successful with gym memberships; I find that it is just too easy to let life get in the way, or because it is simply too much trouble to drag myself over, etc., etc., etc.  This is only my second week so I hope this type of group session will be more productive for me. It is too soon to tell, but anything that adds to my physical fitness is certainly a benefit.  I will still continue to do my AARP routine on days I don't go to our 'gym'.  Of course, I still want to keep my 1K step walk each evening. I have also been 'pinning' a few yoga stretches into my Pinterest account, also. I want to do more yoga because of the stress release factors and to help me sleep better, if possible. That is one of my biggest problems now. (I am determined to maintain my health as much as possible).

One thing I do realize as I am 'journaling' all these physical improvements; when I focus on improving one area of my health, I find myself paying more attention to the other areas.  When I began the exercise routine at our gym I immediately became more aware of my at home exercise routine; I also became more aware of my diet (that may be attributed to the scales, however it hasn't worked to well in past weeks!)

I really believe that simply beginning any program improves ones overall health. There may be a lot of room for improvement but every effort I make does seem to count. 
One of the ladies I have met at the gym (she is 86!) said that she just started with one repetition of each exercise on the video. She has increased it until she does all of the routine on the CD; her achievement has really helped my incentive

Diet update:  I haven't lost or gained any weight at all since my last update; another reason for upping the exercise activity.