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I have a new trick I’m using to keep my interest while using the elliptical and/or treadmill for exercising. I always have the television on to try to entertain myself during my indoor exercise routine, trying to make the time go by quickly and painlessly. But, sometimes I find my interest waning on nights when there’s just nothing special to watch.

Recently I purchased a course from “The Teaching Company” (www.TEACH12.com), a company that supplies educational courses on a variety of topics in audio and DVD format. The course material arrives at your front door a few days after ordering it, and you can begin the study of a topic of interest, taught by professors who are proficient in their area of study. You can work at your own pace and in your own space.

I’ve always been a strong proponent of Distance Learning and the coursework provided by “The Teaching Company” is Distance Learning at its finest.

At the risk of appearing to be a stoggy, old geek, I purchased a DVD series of 24 lectures on “Building Great Sentences: Exploring the Writer’s Craft” being taught by Professor Brooks Landon from the University of Iowa.

Boring? Anything but!! I find myself literally running to my exercise room to continue with the next lecture. To be honest, I repeat each lecture twice so that I can try to grasp most of the huge amount of information presented. Every six lectures I plan to go back to the beginning and watch each one again to review the concepts. I’m more interested in learning what Professor Landon has to teach than I am in reaching the end of the course (that day, when it finally arrives, will be a sad one).

So, if you have an interest in learning more about classical musicians, philosophy, art, history, religion, or - Sentences - you might want to check out “The Teaching Company” online.

Being Fit Over 50 is about accepting the challenge of lifelong learning. At the pace the world is progressing, we have to work a little to keep up.

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