Exercise
When I was a student, I guess natural exercise came with the territory of going to school and having a job. Whether I was getting enough exercise or not did not occur to me as it seemed there was never enough time to even sit down as I was always running here or there, from class to class, work site to work site. Usually ending the day beat and hopeful of sleep by , sit ups or MORE running was out of the question.
By the time I had my second teaching job, we had three kids, and there again, adding more exercise to an already strenuous lifestyle would have been too much for me. As the kids got older, I did add two 10Ks and a 5K, complete with all the hours of running to prepare. It was physical torture with nausea at the end for good measure. Ugh and no thanks!
However, now that being retired is a reality, exercise is much more necessary, though still not so desirable. There was the L.A. Fitness era during which I’d skulk into the gym, work on the stairmaster or treadmill ‘til I wrecked my hip falling down some concrete steps. (such a klutz) We bought a stationary bike and even had a Nordic Trak for a short period of time. Both of us felt like Lucille Ball on that thing. I never could rub my tummy and pat my head at the same time!
So now I swim and can truthfully answer “yes” when asked if I exercise. Now the trick is keeping my head above water!
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