This Spring I joined the Walk Arlington 8-Week Walking Challenge in order to get myself into the habit of daily walking. Walking is great exercise and easy to do. There is no special equipment required, other than good walking shoes. Walking can be social or meditative. Walking can be almost anywhere, or anytime, too. When I’m in the habit, I enjoy it. Just like with daily writing. It’s the getting-there that is tough.
In December, I walked 27 out of 31 days, usually at 4:30 in the afternoon. The reason I did so well in December is because the mother of a family in our neighborhood experienced a medical tragedy and the family needed help with dog-walking, so I volunteered to help out along with my daughter. By January, the family was getting back into new routines, so they let their dedicated dog walkers go. Inertia set in during January, so here I am fighting my way back to a new routine.
As a kid, I ran and played daily. As a teenager, I played sports and stayed active. As a young adult I ran and biked a lot. In middle age I took on lap-swimming, and I even had a personal trainer in preparation for knee surgery, along with physical therapists afterwards. Now I garden constantly. So I’m not exactly a lifelong slug, but also I am getting to that “use it or lose it” age, so I need to step up and create some healthy habits to carry me into the rest of my years, and keep my blood sugar in check. I need to do this for me.
Life Lesson: Create healthy habits to carry you through life. Do it for yourself!
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