Comments on: Healthy Writers Are Happy Writers! 5 Fitness Tips for Writers

By: Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen

Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:18:46 +0000

Alison,

Thanks for taking the time to comment — I’m so glad you like Successful Writers! And, I hope you find it useful and motivating for years to come.

I’ve never been to Australia, but I had an Australian boyfriend once. His name was Glen….perhaps you know him?

Ha ha ha, just kidding! When I travel, people say stuff like that about Canada!

Best wishes,
Laurie

By: Alison Stegert

Alison Stegert — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 23:17:53 +0000

Hi Laurie,
I’ve spent over an hour on your blog. It’s fabulous–a new in my favourites Writing Folder.

Regarding fitness for writers, I know someone who sits on an exercise ball (rather than a desk chair). She claims it helps maintain her core strength (and is good for her back, too). So she’s sort of exercising while she writes! I like that idea.

All the best and enjoy your new home. It sounds lovely.

Alison (from Australia)

By: Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen

Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:30:05 +0000

You’re welcome — I’m glad you liked the tips.

The long periods of inactivity is my least favorite part of being a writer and blogger. I waitressed for 10 years, and loved the physicality of that kind of work! I miss it…and the tips

By: Charlotte Rains Dixon

Charlotte Rains Dixon — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:13:15 +0000

As a fellow writer, one thing I try to remember to do is get up from the computer regularly to stretch and move. Often I get so engrossed in my writing that I sit for hours–not good. Thanks for good tips.

By: Julia Karr

Julia Karr — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 13:30:53 +0000

Great reminder to get the butt out of the chair and work it out, in order to make BIC time more productive. Thanks!

By: Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen

Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 22:32:35 +0000

David ~ I agree, I too feel grumpy and out of sorts when I don’t work out. It’s addictive! Literally. The hormones released after exercising make us keep coming back for more…

Amanda ~ Thanks for the clarification. I’ll keep my eyeballs peeled for more on Mauran Hagan. Sounds like a smart cookie.

Vanessa ~ Thanks for your comment; that was one of my favorite fitness tips for writers, too.

Laurie

By: Vanesa

Vanesa — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 09:00:31 +0000

I agree with you that having a healthy body help our mind become more productive in many ways. I also love your tips number 4. Don’t exercise forever – exercise better.

By: Amanda Vogel

Amanda Vogel — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 03:45:19 +0000

Thanks for including me and my Best Health article in your blog post! I agree that healthy habits and feeling healthy and fit can help make us writers be more productive. Great topic!

To be fair, I should mention that the advice attributed to me in your post comes from Maureen Hagan, a top fitness expert and author of GoodLife Fitness: 6 Weeks to a New Body. She offered the tip you cite as part of our interview–so the credit is rightfully hers.

Best,
Amanda

By: David Jones

David Jones — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:12:38 +0000

If I don’t work out regularly, I get in the worst mood. Definitely not a mood that I want to be in when I’m trying to create something. And not being able to be creative worsens my mood, which makes me not want to workout. It just feeds upon itself.

In order to break out of that self-defeating cycle, I have to workout. I frequently get ideas for writing while running. There’s just something about they rhythm of my breathing and my feet hitting the pavement that just empties my brain of all the bad things, and allows good things to come back in.