Be as prepared as possible

Airport parking garage
Typical travel day is easily 12+ hours per day

 

Banking on yesterday’s slow five-mile run and a gym workout to pay dividends for the next four days of physical inactivity in Calgary.

Two long days of all day travel and two long days of classroom instruction.

This is how it goes.

Be as prepared as possible.

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How often are we pushed far beyond our normal range?

Miami Beach Goggle map
Made a detour to grab an unplanned breakfast at Starbucks before the long walk back

 

How often are we pushed far beyond our normal range?

Not very.

From the hotel it seemed to be a mile and a half to the beach.

Turned out it was 3.6 miles. Haven’t run 7.2 miles in the past 30 years.

So walking the second half seemed like a nice compromise because of one thing.

Time.

There was last minute time in the morning that wasn’t filled with meetings.

It was a delightful indulgence.

A gift.

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At best and at worst, it’s our choice and no one else’s

Presentation slide for speaker claiming balance is BS
If I didn’t exercise everytime I didn’t feel like it, I wouldn’t exercise. Same with reading….

 

He who cannot change the very fabric of his thought will never be able to change reality. – Anwar al-Sadat

At best we have convinced ourselves that exercise is optional.

And at worst we have convinced ourselves exercise is not for us. Ever.

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Is there a fine line or is it the Berlin Wall?

Woodlands and residential property line
Is there a fine line or is it the Berlin Wall?

 

One of the easiest ways for Baby Boomers (any age really) to quit exercising is to overdo something, get injured, get frustrated, rationalize it’s not worth it, and never return to decent activity.

Hurt the shoulder the other day. Gets worse each day. Hurts even on slow jog. Heading to doctor now.

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