Great comeback to exercise, Allison

I had started exercising and folk dancing regularly,
and then because of a knee problem, I had to stop entirely for a while.

My knee still 'acts up' a bit, but I want to get back to some movement.
I need to keep my face out of the sun, so can't walk during the day.
Evenings are cold now, but sometimes still doable.

This report on your return to exercise has put some "umph" into me
and I will start walking again this week.
I'll report on my progress.

Good luck with your office move
Sarit

: *gorgeous sunsets that make our local
: mountains glow pink
: *seeing a Say's Phoebe flit around
: outside my office
: *a good cuddle with my dog

: My goal starting this year was to get
: back to exercising regularly. My
: exercise routine got derailed last
: year due to some physical issues,
: and then the longer I went without
: exercising, the harder it got to
: make myself go to the gym. I am
: happy to report that for the past
: 2 weeks, I have gone to the gym 3
: times a week. It feels good to me
: moving and challenging my muscles
: again. (I hadn't stopped entirely
: - I did meet with a personal
: trainer on a somewhat regular
: basis but we only meet every other
: week.)

: We have also been moving to new
: offices in our building, so I have
: been carrying things up and down
: the stairs, packing etc. Everyone
: else has moved downstairs so I
: have to go up and down stairs to
: talk to anyone in person. I am
: moving downstairs on Wednesday. I
: will make a point of using the
: upstairs bathroom after I move
: downstairs so I have to climb the
: stairs regularly. Anyway, it feels
: good on days when I move and walk
: a lot instead of just sitting at
: my desk.

: With regular exercise, I need to pay
: extra attention to food. I eat a
: small meal/large snack before
: leaving work anyway because of my
: schedule, but now I have to make
: extra sure that I have a generous
: serving of protein to feed my
: muscles.

: Allison