WELLNESS FITNESS
By Tonilyn Hornung | Photo by Erika Doll
Fitness Inspiration DEBRA LIVELY Age: 66 Daily Routine: Morning: Yoga + Situps Lunch Break: Walk, Bike, or Swim Evening: Walk or Bike
“YOGA IS VERY CALMING FOR ME. I’VE ALWAYS SAID THAT YOGA SAVED MY SANITY AND MY LIFE,” SAYS DEBRA. This is why she starts her day with a grounding yoga practice. Debra works from home and during her lunch break she goes for a walk, a bicycle ride, or possibly even a 30-minute swim. In the evenings, she and her husband might take a walk or ride bikes to dinner.
Workout-inspired emotional pick-me-ups are another reason Debra maintains her workout routine (and has for more than four decades). “There’s a lot of stress involved in my job and so over the years, to manage the stress, I’ve found that exercise is the key for me,” she says.
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How does she stays on a healthy path? “I have a Fitbit and count my steps, and I always ate healthily, but I decided I wanted to eat organic.” So Debra overhauled her whole approach to mealtimes. Her diet consists of very little red meat and sugar but is high in organic fruit and vegetables.
