Keeping Old Age at Bay

We decided to document our walk today just because I wanted it recorded for posterity. Exercise was never really high on my list and I have never been able to stick with a regimen. I remember once being in Cebu for a rather long period of time so I decided to enroll in a gym membership at Baseline. I showed up the first day, promptly had a huge breakfast with friends after the class, and never went back. Aerobics was not my thing.

Right after I gave birth, I dropped hints that I wanted a Nordic Track so my mother gave me one. It sat in the kitchen for years and Jason eventually learned to climb up and down on it. We even had it shipped with us when we moved stateside. It then served as a great clothes rack. I thought a stepper would be better. I was wrong. Two years ago, my husband gave me an elliptical machine after I told him forcefully that the reason I never used the previous equipment was because the machines were no good. This time, I would actually use it. I still have it and I can honestly say that I have made use of it just so I can prove him wrong.

Growing older gives us incentive to do things we really do not want to do. My husband, who used to play Class A professional basketball in his younger days, decided to join a league for players 40 years, and older. Yesterday, he went to his first game. When he came home the first thing he said was - "I am old, I cannot move the way I used to do, I do not think I will do this again." He used to dislike walking, he is more of a runner. I, on the other hand, could never run. I onced joined a 5K and swore I would never do it again. Only shame and prodding from him kept me going to reach the finish line.

Nowadays, we are more conscious of our health which is why we try to walk regularly, at least three times a week. I am proud to say that it takes us at least 45 minutes each time to do the almost 3-mile route, with the last stretch being an uphill climb. I am actually beginning to enjoy these walks. I like being outdoors, I like the fact that it seems to get easier each time. It is also a good time to think and let off steam. Most of all, I like the fact that it makes me feel a little less guilty when I reach out for that bag of chips.