36 Hour Work Week: Fitness

Fitness

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I say, "Fake it till I make it"

My vision is dreamy, I admit

Will I be able to submit

Can I perform and commit?

I will do it, not just try

Little by little, I'll get by

I will be strong and won't cry

I will get help from up high

My dream board is pure, I am sure

Am I strong enough or mature?

I have my doubts and feel unsure

But each day I smile, and say, "Bonjour"

Join us in ABC Wednesday.
The letter this week is V.

I finally nailed the headstand pose
The master pose in the yoga world
I was excited and asked Paul to join
But he answered, "no I cannot join"

I asked him why he did not want to
He replied, "that pose is hard to do."
And then I farted, quite unexpected
"That's another reason" he laughed and said

Read funny posts with the Silly Sunday group

R for Rustic Bread and Run

This bread that I baked is so delicious

It makes me gain weight

And not helpful with my weight loss

So today, I decided to workout outside

Run in place, play and chase

With my dogs on my side.

Join the ABC Wednesday group

Selfies, exercise, yoga-with-a-frown, and messy braid.
It was me-time before I headed to work where it was busy.

Too busy to go to the gym

Or too cheap to pay the gym fee

I can work out at home

Where it is free

No one is looking if I don't do it right

No one can see me be it daylight or night

I can wear what I want -- skirt, shorts, or tight pants

I can move oh-so-freely as careless as I want

The geese at O'Kane Park

The heater kicks in. It is six o'clock (or five?) in the morning. That means the thermostat must read below 65. Yes, I keep my house cold overnight. I stretch from my warm, cozy bed, so comfortable, my body refuses to leave. I manage to get vertical, get my knitted hat, gloves, and running shoes on, and leash my tail-wagging-jogging buddies. At least, they are excited.

Welcome to my daily early morning.

Geese in a yard behind the park who quacks at my dogs each time we pass.

I gulp a glass of water and out we go to a thirty- to forty-degree weather.

Why do I do this? Why do I get up early to walk or jog each morning?

My doctor prescribed (along with antidepressant) a thirty to sixty minutes exercise daily.
My poor dogs are left at home for longer hours, when I work 9, since my teens are not home. I have to walk them outside for a nature treat.
I can use some muffin-top-trimming with a daily, scenic work out.
I feel more relaxed and energized through out the day when I exercise in the morning.

I think, these are also geese.

The nature welcomes me regardless of temperature. The geese wait for us each time whether the lake in the park is frozen or not. Or I'd like to think, they are waiting for us. I love watching them as I take my steps. They are beautiful, graceful, loud, and social (with each other, at least). They are reliable and always out there. When they fly, I look up to follow them, and take deep long breaths of fresh air.

What more? The nature is free unlike treadmills or elliptical. I don't need a gym membership to enjoy the fitness the generous nature offers. So I get out there, to the nearby park, and visit the geese.

Have you found your geese?

I got this idea from the book, The Five A.M. Miracle by Jeff Sanders to wake up early, run, and be productive the rest of the day.

Guess what? I woke up at five and did meditation this morning.

I really mean I woke up but I did not get up. I fell asleep after meditation.

By the time I headed out and have my dogs leashed ready for the early morning walk, it was 6:50. Boy was I slow.

The breeze was cool. It was 32 degrees after all. With my down vest, long sleeve shirt over my polyester top, capri leggings under pants, compression stockings, and gloves, I was ready for the cool air slapping my face. As we were approaching the park more than a mile away, I opened my vest zipper to vent the warm air accumulating inside of me. The cold air felt good. There was less people and dogs in the park too, so less distractions that my dogs get into. Snowball, my older dog, would try to pick a fight, usually with dogs at least twice the size of his fluffy miniature poodle body. They did not bother with the geese, either. The birds were distant walking on the icy lake, so thin, that it looks like water.

I did three miles of walk including the jog and walk all the way home and donated my miles for housing worldwide using the Charity Miles app. Every cent adds up. Today I donated seventy cents with Johnson and Johnson sponsoring me.

What a great morning.

I need to do more reading on The Five A.M. Miracle book to inspire me to get up instantly after meditation. Getting started this morning was a little slow for me.

But now I feel great and energized. It will be a good day.

What inspired you this morning?