Lose those kilos - walk that road!
January 30th 2007 02:49
Walk that road
Sometimes I feel a bit like the farm dog. I may “laze around” for days with not much more exercise than washing the floor or finger tap-dancing on the computer keys. Then, like the dog, I am suddenly expected to perform strenuous sustained exercise over three or four days. Dogs seem to cope – I think they must be able to store up energy, but it’s not that straight forward for me.
The gurus tell us there has to be some warm ups and then some puffing. Well I’ll be right – I live on a hill – warm up walking down the hill and puff to finish when I walk up the hill.
There’s actually several good things about exercising on the farm. I don’t have to walk on hard concrete – grass is so much easier on the feet. I just have to watch that I don’t fall down a rabbit hole or twist my foot on a large stone hidden in the paddock grass. Secondly, only the sheep see what I wear – except when I happened to dress in the worst gear possible and the amused neighbour catches me at some unearthly hour of the day on the road we share, toots, shakes his head and smiles – because he suspects – correctly, that this is indeed a rare occurrence. No gym gear or designer shorts for me - just a good hat and a decent pair of shoes.
OK it’s still technically New Year and so I can make a resolution. After being inspired by various saying like “start today” and “a journey of a million miles starts with the first step”, I should review my exercise regime.
Get over the excuses and trying to find reasons and walk that road! Now!
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