Decades ago, when I was in my mid-twenties, I talked to an associate who ran six miles everyday.
"How can you do that?" I asked.
"If I don't, I feel the same as when I don't brush my teeth, only it's my whole body," she replied, with a look that said to me, "and when was the last time you brushed your teeth?"
Okay, so I've rarely been exercise fit that I know of. The apex was when I was a sophomore in high school. I was riding my one-speed to school, four miles into town for sure, and probably another two to the school. I was in track for a few weeks at the same time, doing fartleks for most of the time. At the end of the term, I came in third or forth in the long distance run (you should have seen the look on the P.E. teacher's face), did all the sit-ups in the allotted time, ran the hurdles and successfully made it over the last one. My stomach was concave and I felt strong and energetic.
So here I am now, decades older, more weight, less muscle. But still, after my water exercise class and the short stroll I had in Juniper Park, my body feels the way my mouth does after using a water pick.
My high school. Photo from http://www.lakeview.k12.or.us/schools/lakeview_high_school_daly_middle_school.php
"How can you do that?" I asked.
"If I don't, I feel the same as when I don't brush my teeth, only it's my whole body," she replied, with a look that said to me, "and when was the last time you brushed your teeth?"
Okay, so I've rarely been exercise fit that I know of. The apex was when I was a sophomore in high school. I was riding my one-speed to school, four miles into town for sure, and probably another two to the school. I was in track for a few weeks at the same time, doing fartleks for most of the time. At the end of the term, I came in third or forth in the long distance run (you should have seen the look on the P.E. teacher's face), did all the sit-ups in the allotted time, ran the hurdles and successfully made it over the last one. My stomach was concave and I felt strong and energetic.
So here I am now, decades older, more weight, less muscle. But still, after my water exercise class and the short stroll I had in Juniper Park, my body feels the way my mouth does after using a water pick.
My high school. Photo from http://www.lakeview.k12.or.us/schools/lakeview_high_school_daly_middle_school.php
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