Movement is key

Winter arrived this weekend, our first real taste of it in 2011.  Also arriving was my first baulk at getting outdoors and doing my self committed resolution of doing something in the movement department for at least 30 minutes per day.  Lisa, my New Mexico buddy left a Facebook message saying, "30 minutes, just move your body", thanks Lisa!!  I ended up having to shovel my front and back decks and driveway, not once, but twice on Saturday, I'll take that as cross training.

Sunday was terribly windy and cold.  Again, I could feel the pull of my couch and blankie, but no, I donned my long underwear and bundled up to make the trek outdoors.  Again, I had to shovel the driveway and decks, then headed out for a brisk walk along the beach, however,  I didn't make it as far as the beach when I had to double back to the house to get my inhaler.  It was stupid of me to leave the house without it on a cold, windy day.  (when I lived in Cairo, I ended up with what is known as  the Bedouin cough.  I was hospitalised in Cairo and then transported to Paris.  When I was well enough to travel I was sent to The Tropical Disease Centre in Toronto for pulmonary physiotherapy and a sh*t load of good drugs).    Ever since then I have trouble with breathing on a good day, but more so on cold winter days.

Once I got settled down and able to breathe, (I tend to panic when I can't catch my breath), out I went for a really nice, albeit cold walk.  When all said a done, I was able to get out for more than an hour.  Not quite the snow-shoeing / walk / run I wanted to do but I was still moving!!!

This coming weekend is the Richmond Road Race, I hope it isn't as snowy and cold as it was a couple of years ago!

2009 Richmond Road Race

Life's fun if you don't weaken,

Lily