like_mike ([info]like_mike) wrote,
@ 2006-03-11 15:14:00
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Walking
I am tremedously out of shape.

Its not that I am overweight (well, maybe medically), it is just that I am out of shape. So, as mentioned previously, I have decided to start wallking. I walk 2.5 miles a day, about 4 or 5 days a week, in about 40-45 minutes. I thought it would be a good motivation, as mentioned before, to listen to Nathaniel Brandon's Basic Principles of Objectivism.

The only thing is, I get tired quickly. Before, say, 1/2 mile I am wanting to stop. Not only do I not have the energy, my lower legs start to hurt. I start slowly, but once I start speeding up, my legs begin to hurt immediately. I eventually try to walk as fast as possible without jogging. But I'm not sure I can do this for the larger part of the course. By the end, my left foot begins to get a small bit numb. But that goes away almost as soon as I sit down.

In other news, the lectures are begining to get boaring with the discussion of "The Concept of God".



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[info]quiet_ness
2006-03-11 04:03 pm UTC (link)
Understand how hard it is to start a fitness regimen when you're out of shape. Keep with it, push the boundaries a bit (i.e., try to do a bit more each time or each couple of times), but listen to your body as well. You may need to start with a shorter trek.

One other thing, check your shoes. A good pair of walking or fitness shoes makes a world of difference.

Best with this... sending lots of encouragement your way. :)

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[info]like_mike
2006-03-12 08:08 pm UTC (link)
Thank you Vanessa!

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[info]odessa_baldwin
2006-03-14 10:40 pm UTC (link)
keep it up michael. you'll be happy in the long-run. glad to hear you're taking care of yourself. hey, at least you're not a caffeine and cigarette-junky like your beloved sister! :)

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[info]thales1940
2006-03-15 08:58 pm UTC (link)
I echo all the above with the addition that Objectivism is all about mind/body integration, somethin Rand herself ignored. She hated exercise, smoked and was not that caeful about diet. Follow her ideas, not her example.

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[info]like_mike
2006-03-17 07:44 pm UTC (link)
Hmmmm.....How about martinis and cigars? And red meat. Oh my red meat.

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