Ian
06-04-04, 12:41 AM
Well a day off for me. It is the most thrilling feeling to know that these days off are going to reap rewards of more strength.
I have been pushing much harder lately. Longer periods of higher intensity. I don't really care what it is I am doing as long as my lungs and muscles feel it. I'll have to target the lungs soon though as they are lagging behind I think.
The amount of energy I have these days is quite remarkable. I'm loving the whole thing. So far I'm without injury and I'm reaping huge benefits in elevated mood and a general feeling of well being.
The amount of things that are seeing movement that had been rooted in concrete prior to beginning to work out is a thrill to say the least. Last fall I was almost dead when I think back. There were days I never left the chair except to eat. The fact that I'm getting some things done that have been nagging at me for so long is helping me like myself a whole lot more.
The dynamic in the household is changing as I move on to different things but that will settle down.. or not. It doesn't make a whole lot of difference right now. I have to do what I have to do to stay sane and the physical work is primary.
I haven't done any passive exercise for years. Stuff like stretching or yoga even. But through a recent injury to my inner left quad I began to stretch again and this morning I remembered some yoga from years ago.
The dex seems to induce some significant anxiety. Maybe I can counter that with some quite work. Meditation maybe. I practised za-zen for a year or two in the early nineties. It worked very well for me. Exercise for the soul.
< g >
I did all my physio stuff this week but left out the strength building elements. I figured the time in the saddle would eat whatever demands needed to be made on my legs and I was right. The stretching was a treat. It sure helped make the next days ride easy to take. Horses make me smile.
I could care less where my workout comes from but I'm so much happier these days that I am looking to ride bike or something just for the pleasure of doing it. Oh my it's good to be alive.
Cheers! Ian.
I have been pushing much harder lately. Longer periods of higher intensity. I don't really care what it is I am doing as long as my lungs and muscles feel it. I'll have to target the lungs soon though as they are lagging behind I think.
The amount of energy I have these days is quite remarkable. I'm loving the whole thing. So far I'm without injury and I'm reaping huge benefits in elevated mood and a general feeling of well being.
The amount of things that are seeing movement that had been rooted in concrete prior to beginning to work out is a thrill to say the least. Last fall I was almost dead when I think back. There were days I never left the chair except to eat. The fact that I'm getting some things done that have been nagging at me for so long is helping me like myself a whole lot more.
The dynamic in the household is changing as I move on to different things but that will settle down.. or not. It doesn't make a whole lot of difference right now. I have to do what I have to do to stay sane and the physical work is primary.
I haven't done any passive exercise for years. Stuff like stretching or yoga even. But through a recent injury to my inner left quad I began to stretch again and this morning I remembered some yoga from years ago.
The dex seems to induce some significant anxiety. Maybe I can counter that with some quite work. Meditation maybe. I practised za-zen for a year or two in the early nineties. It worked very well for me. Exercise for the soul.
< g >
I did all my physio stuff this week but left out the strength building elements. I figured the time in the saddle would eat whatever demands needed to be made on my legs and I was right. The stretching was a treat. It sure helped make the next days ride easy to take. Horses make me smile.
I could care less where my workout comes from but I'm so much happier these days that I am looking to ride bike or something just for the pleasure of doing it. Oh my it's good to be alive.
Cheers! Ian.