Yea, teaching is now my hobby and cycling is my job. Seriously, though I still love going to work, but I don't do a lot of the extra things i used to (after school committee work, etc). I would never want to be one of the "old lady" teachers I have always made fun of for being so unprofessional. But, my activity level earns me a lot with both my students and my younger colleagues. I don't know how much more of a "healthy" lifestyle I can get, Barb...I've been exercising for close to 30 years, ten of them as an aerobics instructor. It's just been in the last 5 years that i have gotten into being outdoors more.
Next year is going to be my last year of teaching. I never thought I'd stop at such a young age, but my priorities have changed (i.e. the bike). I am thinking of becoming a personal trainer, so I can have flexible hours and still work. Since I pretty much went directly from the delivery room, back to work when my kids were born (by choice), I feel like I want to play...