Today we are going to begin...again. We are going back to the fitness center. Now that we are both fully recovered from our cold and coughs and have returned to full energy, we decided that today is the first day of the rest of our lives. So after we have digested our breakfast, off we will trundle to the gym. Actually, it seems silly, but we take the shuttle bus to the gym in order to exercise. I wonder why we don't just walk to the gym to get us warmed up before we use the hated machines.
Robbie commented to Ken that his body hurts from his exercise program, not from the aging process. Yes, they are both putting us to shame. Since they arrived ten days ago, they have been diligent at their attendance at the gym. We have been here almost four weeks and have yet to darken the door. We have been walking almost every day but now we will make the journey to the gym so Ken will be able to work in the garden this summer in Nova Scotia.
In truth, we both do the exercises that Mary told us to do every other day, when she gave us the video from the agency at NIH dealing with the aged so we are not total duds. Now we will do better.
I am actually interested with the question of why people don't do what they say they want to do, such as quitting smoking , loosing weight or exercising. I listened to a radio program not too long ago with the same topic and the conclusion was that short term goals almost always trump long term goals. Made sense to me. You eat a donut to feel good immediately even though the long term goal of being thin is cast aside. The part of the brain dealing with the different goals can be seen activated. Irritating but true.
One thing I know, when we are in heaven we will be perfect, in the meantime, we do the best we can.
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