In my old age it's important for me to stay limber and spry, so that I can beat the crowds for a good seat in the dining room for the Early Bird Special.
... wait ... I already trotted out that joke in the last post. Blast! I guess my memory is starting to fade in my old age ...
Anyways, jokes aside, I'm trying to be more active here in Europe. Not just socially, with going out and hanging with friends and traveling, but also from a physical fitness perspective. There's a lot you can say about this new-fangled "internet" contraption, but it certainly does provide a wealth of information in response to even simple searches.
So, a few times a week, I complete an arms + core program of calisthenics at my place. On other days of the week, I try to find new or different things, such as running, rock climbing, yoga, or other cardio activities. I've also ditched elevators and/or escalators at work, in my apartment building, and at subway stations unless they are unavoidable or unreasonably long distances. The benefit: the eight flights of stairs to my apartment? I can knock it out quickly and with a much shorter recovery time than last month.
Anyways, I'm trying to stay motivated, because like any program of physical activities there are days when I just want to sit on my laptop in front of the air conditioner and eat cake (hello weekend plans!). So I printed out monthly calendars and I'm trying to build and maintain streaks: continuous days of doing something. I'm pretty happy with July; it wasn't perfect, but from when I started at the beginning of the month I only had a few days of total inactivity, and then only one or two sequences of consecutive days off. For August I'm trying to have no more than one day off at a time (i.e. no two or three day breaks) and a greater variety of non-home workout activities. We'll see how it goes!
