I am behind on blogging. I will try to catch up.
Last Saturday I went hiking at a local college. They have a cross-country trail. It was amazing. So many options, so many hills. Crazy but I was told this was harder than “my road.” I think it was a challenge but not as hard as my road. I am going back this Saturday and I will re-evaluate. It has been years since I have been on the Braille trail and would like to incorporate that into our hike. A slight detour would be great. I have to take my tiny camera and try to get a few shots. We ended up hiking/walking about two miles. Not much. I still had some energy but my partner was ready to stop. I have discovered the key to hills. If you take them slow, you can make it WITHOUT stopping which is a better option. Stopping makes the legs cry. My heart rate never got high on this high. I struggled a bit, but not really. I never felt like I could not breathe and was going to die like my road. HA. Let us see what happens this Saturday.
My garden is winding down and I think I am almost ready to dump the whole thing and add more soil and nutrients and start fresh with winter crops. I have pumpkin planted on the netting but the first fruit is green and almost looks like a melon. Maybe the plant was mistaken marked wrong. Time will tell. Right now, it is only about five inches around.
This weekend I have to re-evaluate my workout program. I want to incorporate my step. I need to keep my Bowflex for my upper extremity injuries and to keep my strength up. I want to delve in the Big Book of Exercises and change it up a bit. I am ready for a change of routine. Any fun things to do?
I added a few new pictures of Brooklyn’s friends and the new hiking trail I am experimenting with. Be sure to check it out.
Hey Dynamics,
Te walking trails you describe sound like an enjoyable challenge. Good tempo tip on climbing the mountains.
Mother & I love to walk the Rail Trail with our dog Sampson. We were out for a few miles this morning. The hills are not mountains though. Good thing too, Sam is only 7 pounds of gristle, his legs are about 3 inches long, I figure he takes 100,000 steps for everyone of our 1000! Then again, he does have 4 of them!
I use the BBOE, any of the workouts in the back of the book are good. Careful with the Spartacus! What I really like about BBOE is that it offers pictorials of proper form.
Be well
Capt’n
It seems like dogs with the smallest legs have the most energy. Thanks Capt’n. Time to pull the BBOE back out again.