Walking, it is good for you, it is fun.

My family decided that for the year 2005, we were going to stop fracking off and get back on the wagon of health, to accomplish this we decided to eat healthier and take a walk as a family every-single-day of the year.

The “walk” began innocently enough as a brisk 1 and 1/2 mile jaunt over the hills and through the woods. Then came February 1st and the “walk” was increased by half a mile daily, due to an unfortunate incident with Park Ranger service truck and our usual path of forward motion, forcing us off and to the left where a nice extra 1/2 mile goes through a beautiful forest service preserve.

I came to enjoy this part of the “walk” and it became our new path of least resistance, then on February 13th, Amy says “We should start walking the path 2 times each day once in the morning and once in the evening.” Of course, this was too much too soon for me. Not that I dislike exercise or spending time with my family, but because I am a chronic work-a-holic and the idea of spending more than 1 hour a day away from my beloved precious [work] was a pretty nasty system shock, thinking on my feet I said, “How about we compromise and we start the two times daily routine in March?” This bought me some time to get used to the idea, both mentally and physically.

So here we are 3 days into March, and we’re walking 4 miles a day, 2 in the morning, and 2 in the evening, and we alternate directions, just to keep it fresh, and also–I am convinced–to piss my legs off.

I enjoy greatly the time spent with my wife and sons, and I also appreciate the exercise, and I can feel my body getting stronger, and I am becoming lighter, and more productive, and I sleep better, well at least harder.

Not only have we stuck with our pseudo “New Years Resolution” but we have progressively increased it monthly. I joke and say “By December we will be running 4 miles (2 laps) in the morning and 4 miles in the evening.” Which is mostly in good humor, but a part of this old frame says I might not be too far off the mark.

So to quote a infamous, young, blonde, Australlian; “…Let’s get physical, I wanna see your body rock, let’s get physical…” in other words tell me about your exercise routines if and when you do have them.