Hell yeah, dude. I was on a mental health and writing panel over the weekend, and it was disappointing that I was the only one who stressed the importance of taking care of your body to help still the mind.
I walk pretty much every day, even in the coldest of winter. I take the stairs whenever I can. And I do light free-weights every other day. I've been doing this pretty much my entire adult life.
I also want to be able to wipe my own @$$ in my 80s!!
Great reminder. I’ve really let fitness slide the last few years. Pandemic and having our first child. Definitely needed to read this today. Thank you!
Starting in July, I began exercising more - walking 10K steps a day, jogging at least twice a week, eating better. Unfortunately although I have seen results (it's hard not to with all of that), I haven't seen the kind of results I've envisioned for myself after all this time. In examining my behaviors over the past few months, there has been time when discipline has slipped, my sleep has never been good and my water intake is inconsistent. Lastly, I barely ever focus on upper body exercises. I think I did the best I could at the time and I'll be heading back to work in a few weeks, but if I could do it again, I would try to be mindful of the areas in need of improvement. It's just very difficult to do all of that. Behaviors don't change overnight. At my most self-compassionate, I will admit that I've improved over what I was in June.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I'm tempted to check out Outlive and, as always, I appreciate the opportunity for self-reflection that your writing provides.
Hell yeah, dude. I was on a mental health and writing panel over the weekend, and it was disappointing that I was the only one who stressed the importance of taking care of your body to help still the mind.
That is both surprising and a little dismaying to hear! But I'm glad you're out there spreading the word. Would love to hear more about this panel.
I walk pretty much every day, even in the coldest of winter. I take the stairs whenever I can. And I do light free-weights every other day. I've been doing this pretty much my entire adult life.
I also want to be able to wipe my own @$$ in my 80s!!
I know it! That’s a big part of the reason why I do the same things.
Great reminder. I’ve really let fitness slide the last few years. Pandemic and having our first child. Definitely needed to read this today. Thank you!
Thanks for reading. Love getting comments like this one. Good luck getting back to where you want to be!
Nice one, J.
My friend says the reason she trains so hard now is so that she can wipe her own @$$ in her 80s. She's definitely playing the long game.
Wow, good example! That is one thing I always want to be able to do for myself.
Starting in July, I began exercising more - walking 10K steps a day, jogging at least twice a week, eating better. Unfortunately although I have seen results (it's hard not to with all of that), I haven't seen the kind of results I've envisioned for myself after all this time. In examining my behaviors over the past few months, there has been time when discipline has slipped, my sleep has never been good and my water intake is inconsistent. Lastly, I barely ever focus on upper body exercises. I think I did the best I could at the time and I'll be heading back to work in a few weeks, but if I could do it again, I would try to be mindful of the areas in need of improvement. It's just very difficult to do all of that. Behaviors don't change overnight. At my most self-compassionate, I will admit that I've improved over what I was in June.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I'm tempted to check out Outlive and, as always, I appreciate the opportunity for self-reflection that your writing provides.