Great article/letter as usual, and I TOTALLY identify, having always chosen intellect over physical prowess of any kind. "Athletics" isn't really in my vocabulary (probably should be). I particularly relate to point #6 in which Jabba the Hut makes a cameo appearance.
I too avoided what could be called exercise. But after a bout with cancer and two operations that almost killed me, I decided to get out of bed and walk the beach that was outside my door. What a new world I open up! I had spent all this money to retire on a beach but seldom enjoyed it. Now I usually walk 2.5 miles on the beach, every day with my two dogs and absolutely love it. The dogs get a kick out of it too. I get to enjoy all of God’s creativity and strengthen my muscles and mind too!
This is a very entertaining post. We are all in this boat and had better be better swimmers if it decides to tip over. I have resisted exercise for years but finally landed on a one hour strength and balance regimen that I do three days a week.
I have only two things against exercising: it’s often hard and always boring. And, yet, your exhortation has hit its mark. I’m inspired to redouble my modest efforts. I’m also scared not to.
I was a(bad) golfer for years. My current regimen involves several repeats of lifting my coffee cup to my jaw, so I do probably need to up my game. I miss my trips home to the UK, where the national regimen of fat-shaming plus necessary walking (as in, no, you can't park the car any closer, you have to walk from here, don't be silly) has always done me tremendous good.
Walking also builds bone density, an issue especially for women as we age. And I'd like to put in a plug for Pilates, which, like yoga, strengthens core muscles and helps with balance. My mom has been doing it for 20 years, and at age 98, has been able to weather most falls and heal relatively quickly from a fractured pelvis.
For me, it's yoga and walking. I used to swim every day, before the pandemic. Very easy on the joints and even meditative, the breathing a yoga-like rhythm. I sometimes think about resuming.
Great topic! Very life affirming!
This stuff is what we are made for.
Great article/letter as usual, and I TOTALLY identify, having always chosen intellect over physical prowess of any kind. "Athletics" isn't really in my vocabulary (probably should be). I particularly relate to point #6 in which Jabba the Hut makes a cameo appearance.
I too avoided what could be called exercise. But after a bout with cancer and two operations that almost killed me, I decided to get out of bed and walk the beach that was outside my door. What a new world I open up! I had spent all this money to retire on a beach but seldom enjoyed it. Now I usually walk 2.5 miles on the beach, every day with my two dogs and absolutely love it. The dogs get a kick out of it too. I get to enjoy all of God’s creativity and strengthen my muscles and mind too!
I find my best solutions to spacial/mathematical problems when I’m walking. My feet seem to be the motor that moves the gears of my brain.
This is a very entertaining post. We are all in this boat and had better be better swimmers if it decides to tip over. I have resisted exercise for years but finally landed on a one hour strength and balance regimen that I do three days a week.
I have only two things against exercising: it’s often hard and always boring. And, yet, your exhortation has hit its mark. I’m inspired to redouble my modest efforts. I’m also scared not to.
I was a(bad) golfer for years. My current regimen involves several repeats of lifting my coffee cup to my jaw, so I do probably need to up my game. I miss my trips home to the UK, where the national regimen of fat-shaming plus necessary walking (as in, no, you can't park the car any closer, you have to walk from here, don't be silly) has always done me tremendous good.
Walking also builds bone density, an issue especially for women as we age. And I'd like to put in a plug for Pilates, which, like yoga, strengthens core muscles and helps with balance. My mom has been doing it for 20 years, and at age 98, has been able to weather most falls and heal relatively quickly from a fractured pelvis.
For me, it's yoga and walking. I used to swim every day, before the pandemic. Very easy on the joints and even meditative, the breathing a yoga-like rhythm. I sometimes think about resuming.