No Rest for the wicked.
Was in the 50s today. Today is suppose to be my rest day but it is in the 50’s in NE Ohio so I couldn’t resist, I went out for a 4 mile run, kept a good pace, just under 8’s. Finished in 31:15. Not bad for me in the winter. I decide to throw out my rest day. I never seem to obey any set workout schedule. I try do strenthg 3 to 4 times a week and cardio 2 times with a mix of fitness/conditioning classes thrown in 1 or 2 times a week. Knock on wood I’ve been injury free this whole time. I think it is because my drive shuts down sometimes. I’ve been known to just say the heck with it and not workout for a whole week. Of course by the end of the week I have so much pent-up energy I’m ready to explode so I go back at it without missing a beat.
One thing I have done over the last year is stopped drinking so much beer. I look at all pics and I always had a beer in my hand. That is never a good example. I have a teenage son and I want him to grow up not making some of the mistakes I did, and when I look back every mistake seems to involve alcohol. Now I’m lucky if I drink one beer a week. That is usually It I’m out to dinner or stopping down at the American Legion for the member’s meeting. Have to have a beer with my fellow veterns! But even then I limit it to one. Alcohol can become too much of a crutch for stress relief. I have found that a good workout relieves a lot more stress then beer and it is without the hang over.
