Pain Train On Schedule
Yep, it arrived at 4:30 AM. Everything seems really off kilter now that I live in a different neighborhood, 2 miles from the where I lived last week. I got to the gym on time, but was NOT feelin’ it, dragging myself through each exercise. I did the whole workout and probably did it as well as I would have any other day, but I was feeling the pain of hauling stuff for 3 days, all day. Socializing was just not gonna happen. Ha ha! I was all focus, no shooting the sheezy.
I have noticed that the early morning crew at the Snap where I work out is kind of unique, in that almost all of them have had a period of time when they were without the full use of their bodies. A friend and I were talking about how much you appreciate being able to workout out when you have had to go through a period of not being able to use your whole body, or when you have not had the strength to walk, let alone run. I heard several "amen’s" from around the gym. It turns out, the dawn patrol includes cancer survivors coming back from chemo. an osteoporosis patient with an operation on the way next month, a guy who suffered through a kidney ailment, at least one bypass, and of course me with my heart thing. It seems that having one’s health taken away really does light a fire under that person to stay in shape.
So if you are healthy, and haven’t ever had to fight your way back from poor health, think about what that would be like. Imagine walking 50 feet and having to sit down to rest. Imagine having the feeling that your life is fragile and your future uncertain to the point at which you think in days and weeks not years. I’m not sure if it’s one of those things that you can tell people and have them get, but being on a healthy fitness plan is VITAL… Not just good. Not just important. Literally, vital.
With that in mind, I am gonna get my buns back on the gym tomorrow morning, and try to have a smile on my face this time! 
I’m even going to stop and talk a little bit, because that it vital too. Have a great day!
TH
June 3, 2009 at 7:22 am
Thumbs up Steve-O. I haven’t personally suffered a major health scare, but I do have scoliosis. Working out regularly has brought major quality of life improvement. My lower back used to be sore & ache ALL THE TIME. Now, it rarely does, except on leg day workouts. But my parents are a motivator for me to keep at it with the early AM exercise. Both my parents had very lower quality of life, IMO, the last 10 yrs of their lives. Declining health, less mobility, hospitalizations, etc. All this could have been prevented or mitigated if they had better diets & kept active. I don’t want to follow their path & put my daughters through all that. Esp since I didn’t have kids til around age 40. I’m gonna be working out, eating right, hiking, biking, walking, etc. in my 70’s & 80’s.
June 3, 2009 at 11:57 am
That’s my plan too, God willing. Thanks Al