I'm on my way out the door to run my eight miles. Truth be told, I'm not in the mood today!!! I've been busy making phone calls to designers trying to set appointments to present my line of product. I had to buy groceries...we were getting down to eating dog biscuits.
Still...I feel a lot of peace in my run. Yes, I listen to my Ipod, but I get the opportunity to think and meditate. Of course exercise triggers endorphins...thus you ALWAYS feel better when you are done.
I try to run daily and I do at least 75 push ups per day. I'll be the first to admit that my regimen is difficult. Still....I love the results.
I can fit into my Boy Scout uniform I wore when I was 16. My jeans and slacks are a 31" waist and fit comfortably. I can even wear the occasional designer shirt that is listed as "small". I am not a small man though. I am 6'2" and weigh 183 lbs. However, through all of this exercise, I am all lean muscle with very little fat on my body.
My hope for this essay is that it makes people think. I've written on this topic before, but I find it very important and want to emphasize it. We spend so much time watching television, sitting around...blah, blah. Why not decide today to take a thirty minute walk? Why not think about joining a gym and talking with a trainer.
I love my friends and I want us all to be healthy, happy and content. I highly recommend that exercise and sensible eating become a part of your routine.
Well...off to feed the dogs and then out the door. I don't want to run today but the payoff will be tenfold.
Keep up the pep talks on exercise and diet. I'm one who knows he needs to be more disciplined in both areas, yet continues to find it difficult to make time in the schedule. As I own exercise equipment, and recently purchased some solidly researched exercise DVDs (as compared to those who are based on hype and obviously shoddy promises/research ... these DVDs look realistic; for one thing they don't promise results without work and sweat), I really have no excuse except building the discipline. I suspect that's true with many of us ... who know exercise is about health as much as/more than good looks (though the good looks wouldn't hurt either). I'm realistic enough to know I will never look like eye candy (at 5'6 I'm pretty much the wrong body type to begin with ... plus there doesn't seem to be much eye candy over 50 in most photographers' lenses) ... but I can look as good as possible, given my body type and my age. Besides which ... I want the lungs and the heart that you don't see to be in as good a shape as possible. Keep up the pep talks ... they may be helpful in getting some of us to take better care. Thanks.
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