Any runners around the campfire?
I’m realizing that I’m about 40 lbs overweight and at 57 if I don’t do something to get in shape now it’s very unlikely to happen when I get older. So a few weeks ago I started running. Yesterday I g...
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I never ran around a campfire, for fear I might fall in. :B
Kidding aside, I did some running in my younger years but eventually turned to walking, bike riding, and hiking since I felt those activities would be less stressful on joints. When I was in the Marines, in my 20's, I could run many miles in combat boots and feel no pain. Prefect health doesn't last forever, so that's why I decided to be proactive and take to less strenuous activities in my later years. I was actively walking and hiking up 'till age 70 when a stroke put the kybosh on those activities. Now, over 6 years later, My walking consists of very short distances using a quad cane. The rest of the time, it's a wheelchair. I fully believe, if it wasn't for the sudden handicap, I'd still be performing those same activities into the indefinite future. :)
Kidding aside, I did some running in my younger years but eventually turned to walking, bike riding, and hiking since I felt those activities would be less stressful on joints. When I was in the Marines, in my 20's, I could run many miles in combat boots and feel no pain. Prefect health doesn't last forever, so that's why I decided to be proactive and take to less strenuous activities in my later years. I was actively walking and hiking up 'till age 70 when a stroke put the kybosh on those activities. Now, over 6 years later, My walking consists of very short distances using a quad cane. The rest of the time, it's a wheelchair. I fully believe, if it wasn't for the sudden handicap, I'd still be performing those same activities into the indefinite future. :)
