These exercises are so hard Robyn! I cannot do the planking one due to an old injury to my big toe.
I am realizing that it is an ongoing challenge to keep up the level of exercise that I set out to achieve. I am going to Pink Pilates every Monday. At the moment this is an individual session heavily subsidized by Medicare. But I can see that it will be worth the expense for the regular support and encouragement to keep me on track. It is also very important to have the individual attention to ensure that you do the exercises correctly to avoid injury. Having had the surgery that we have, not every exercise is suitable for every person and my instructor modifies exercises to adjust to my limitations. I am loving it but can see what you mean about it being easy to slip back into what we are more comfortable doing.
I am constantly needing to come up with ways around obstacles to keeping up the exercise. I had to come home from Pilates and type up the instructions to each exercise in large print and then stick them all over the wall where I do them so I could see what to do while 'in action'! I find adding more variety to my exercise routine keeps me motivated and also keeping an exercise diary helps you to realize how you are improving. I truly feel that the exercise is the main reason that I am not having many side effects from tamoxifen AND there is so much research to support the fact that it can help to prevent a recurrence or new cancer! It really is worth the effort! Deanne xxx
PS Still keeping up my walking and swimming and have added steep hills into my walking for weight bearing benefits.