I’m Still Standing
A few posts ago, I talked about taking up running again. A few posts later I talked about taking up in-line skating. Yesterday I jogged one complete trip around the exercise path across the street and walked another. It is about a mile total and although winded and sweaty, it felt good. I stopped after the complete lap because my knees were starting to hurt but today they are fine and I plan to try it again tomorrow. This morning I tried roller blading again. It went much better than the first time. I only did a half a lap but I was winded and sweating and my ankles were on fire. It was fun rolling along the path once you got started and weren’t struggling to keep your balance.
At certain times in my life, I have gotten into excellent condition. When you are young and always on the move, it is easy. Riding your bike or walking everywhere keeps you in shape and ready to go. When I played pee-wee football, the conditioning was intense and I remember being able to run the two miles from school to home without being winded. The Army has an excellent conditioning program called basic training. Between the calisthenics, running, hiking with pack and the punishment pushups, you end up in great shape. If they threw in weight lifting, you would see some rugged, solid men coming out of those 8 weeks of basic. Once you get to your permanent station, they continue the conditioning with something called PT (physical training) where they get you up at 6:30 to go jumping jacks and pushups and then take you for a nice leisurely jog of about two miles. Wahoo!!
So here I am at 43 trying one more time to get this body into shape. I am 60 lbs heavier than when I was in the Army and 20 years older. Between the summer ice cream season, the crappy winter weather, and the constant voice saying just let it go, it is very difficult to stay motivated to keep going. The fact that I cannot put socks on without contorting is a definite sticking point to stopping. The fact that I am reaching maximum fit on my pants lets me know that something has to change. Exercise and diet are two very simple words that are so difficult to keep up. Thought I’d something more to say….
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Cobb
At certain times in my life, I have gotten into excellent condition. When you are young and always on the move, it is easy. Riding your bike or walking everywhere keeps you in shape and ready to go. When I played pee-wee football, the conditioning was intense and I remember being able to run the two miles from school to home without being winded. The Army has an excellent conditioning program called basic training. Between the calisthenics, running, hiking with pack and the punishment pushups, you end up in great shape. If they threw in weight lifting, you would see some rugged, solid men coming out of those 8 weeks of basic. Once you get to your permanent station, they continue the conditioning with something called PT (physical training) where they get you up at 6:30 to go jumping jacks and pushups and then take you for a nice leisurely jog of about two miles. Wahoo!!
So here I am at 43 trying one more time to get this body into shape. I am 60 lbs heavier than when I was in the Army and 20 years older. Between the summer ice cream season, the crappy winter weather, and the constant voice saying just let it go, it is very difficult to stay motivated to keep going. The fact that I cannot put socks on without contorting is a definite sticking point to stopping. The fact that I am reaching maximum fit on my pants lets me know that something has to change. Exercise and diet are two very simple words that are so difficult to keep up. Thought I’d something more to say….
Icool
Cobb
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