Early Morning Stroll
We have been so busy with summer activities and kitchen remodeling that I only made it to the gym twice in as many weeks. Even though I certainly burned my share of calories on dumpster day, it’s still not good.
Especially since the summer activities all seem to revolve around food I really shouldn’t be eating.
Exercising once a week does not work when you are trying to lower your blood pressure. So some genius (me) thought it would be a grand idea to get up early and go walking before work.
That way if there are evening activities, I would still get my physical activity quota in. If there is not an activity (like tonight) I get a bonus work out in.
And I’m not like a fitness guru or anything, but I think twice in one day will give better results than twice in two weeks. They might want to do a study about it, it’s just a theory.
Even though I am not really awake yet, the morning walking is quite pleasant. The only ones up are the frogs and birds, both welcoming the day with their songs. A few early rising deer crossed my path this morning.
I only see one car the entire time. Which is really nice because our roads are dirt, narrow, and people drive to fast.
Strangely, there are fewer bugs as well. It seems all the late night buzzing around makes them sleep in.
Yesterday it had rained a little before I headed out. Something about the rain makes everything look greener and the bark of the trees is almost black. I love the woods in the rain.
It’s also much cooler in the morning than in the evening when we used to walk (before I started going to the air conditioned gym), making for a easier go of it.
This morning I had company as hubs decided to get up with me and rumor has it, he is planning on going again tomorrow.
