Walkies. . . . *sigh

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My therapist, Anita, wants me to get outside and walk more. ("More" would consist of just about any walking at all, given my current activity levels.)

My 90 minutes of workouts per week with a personal trainer are good -- but it's an inside activity. I'm supposed to go out.

Anita wants me to go out and walk because exercise and fresh air have a positive influence on overall well-being.

oakmouse wants me to get outside and walk to balance my underworld work.

Someone Else wants me to get outside more as well.


They're all absolutely right about what A Good Idea it is.


Yep. It's A Darn Good Idea.


* At the very least I can go outside the office during my lunch break and walk up the hill and back.
* There are lots of good walking trails in my neighborhood.

Why are the easy and obvious things sometimes so very hard to actually get done?



Uhmm. . . Do I get irony points for making this post so soon after changing my user name? Wouldn't Wild-Creature-Who-Travels-Outside be an alternate version of Feral Journey??

Comments

[veronica-milvus.livejournal.com]

Me too, I am working from home today and determined to have a 30 minute walk at lunchtime.

[saskia139.livejournal.com]

After taking the bus to and from work for most of a month, this week I started to walk downtown again. I realized the very first day just how much I'd been missing by taking the bus--the sunshine, the changing colors of the trees, the mockingbirds, mourning doves, and sparrows. I constantly struggle with balancing my desire to walk and my tendency to carry too much Stuff with me and stress my joints, but walking may have been the most helpful thing I've done for myself this very stressful week.

[wlotus.livejournal.com]

I've gotten off the train 1.5 miles before my stop and walked the rest of the way home twice, this week. I ought to do it more often; not only do I need the exercise, I need the endorphins the exercise produces.