By By Jean Jean Karr Karr Simply Simply Hers Hers Magazine Magazine
AGING AGING WITH WITH ATTITUDE ATTITUDE
Let’s Let’sget getsteppin’! steppin’!
Do Doyou youknow knowthe theeasiest easiestand andbest bestexercise exerciseyou you will willever everneed? need?Do Doyou youknow knowthe theone oneexercise exercise that thatalmost almostanyone, anyone,ofofany anyage, age,can cando? do?HintHintyou youdon’t don’tneed needtotospend spendmoney moneytotoparticipate. participate. All Allyou youneed needare areshoes shoesthat thatfit, fit,have havea aflexible flexible sole soleand andwill willcushion cushionyour yourheel. heel.Of Ofcourse, course,I Iam am talking talkingabout aboutwalking. walking.
place dogs inin thethe overgrown placetotododoit.it.I walk I walkthe the dogs overgrown field toto the exercise fieldnext nextdoor. door.This Thisadds adds the exercise because high brush. becauseI have I havetotostep stepover over high brush.Walking Walking 4 4dogs was mymy daughter’s, dogsatata atime time(a(aPug Pugthat that was daughter’s, my a rescued mygranddaughter’s granddaughter’sPoodle/Bison, Poodle/Bison, a rescued ChihuahuaStar Wars Chewbacca) Chihuahua-mix, mix,and andour our Star Wars Chewbacca) keeps like juggling balls keepsmy myarms armsmoving. moving.It’sIt’s like juggling balls trying getting tangled! tryingtotokeep keepthem themfrom from getting tangled!The The You Youcan canwalk walkfor foraalot lotofofreasonsreasons-totolose loseweight, weight, City nice asphalt path CityofofHudson Hudsonhas hasa very a very nice asphalt path give givethe thedogs dogsexercise, exercise,reduce reducestress, stress,rehab rehabfrom from uptown when I’m willing to to uptownthat thatI can I candrive drivetoto when I’m willing surgery, surgery,improve improveyour yourbalance, balance,orormaybe maybeeven even spend toto walk. I I spendthe thegas gasforfora good a goodplace place walk.And And live livelonger longerso soyou youcan canbe beaachallenge challengetotoyour your try parking spot to to trytotoalways alwayspark parkininthe thefurthest furthest parking spot children childrenand andgrandchildren! grandchildren! get getinineven evenmore moresteps. steps. The TheAARP AARPBulletin Bulletinand andthe theAmerican AmericanHeart Heart Association Associationmagazine, magazine,Heart HeartInsights, Insights,are are just justaacouple coupleofofthe thepublications publicationson onmy mydesk desk that thatpromote promoteregular regularwalking walkingasasthe theideal idealway way to toexercise. exercise. Studies Studiesshow showthat thatwalking walkinghelps helps protect protectyour yourbrain brainagainst againstmemory memoryloss lossand and dementia, dementia,cuts cutsyour yourrisk riskofofheart heartattacks attacksand and can canreduce reduceyour yourchance chanceofofdeveloping developingType Type2 2 diabetes. diabetes. The Theproper properway waytotowalk walkisis55minutes minutesofofwarm warm up, up,55minutes minutesofofbrisk briskwalking walkingand and55minutes minutesofof cool cooldown. down.Sure, Sure,there thereare areother otherthings thingsI Icould could probably probablydo dowith withfifteen fifteenminutes minutesofofmy myday, day,like like sweeping sweepingthe thefloor, floor,doing doingthe thedishes, dishes,ororfixing fixinga a meal. meal. But ButIIhate hatetotocook cookand andsweeping sweepingthe thefloors floors and anddoing doingdishes dishesare arenot notmy myidea ideaofoffun funeither! either! IIcould couldtext textShirley, Shirley,but butI Ialready alreadydo dothat thatatatleast least twenty twentytimes timesaaday. day. When WhenI Imake makea alist listlike likethis, this, ititmakes makeswalking walkingseem seemlike likeaareally reallygood goodidea! idea!I I like liketo towalk, walk,especially especiallywhen whenI Ican canfind finda agood good 58 58
The a buddy oror writing Theexperts expertssay saywalking walkingwith with a buddy writing down is is a way toto seesee downyour yourtime timeevery everyday, day, a way progress. goals forfor yourself at at progress.Set Setsmall smalldo-able do-able goals yourself first. asas farfar asas you can, first.Just Justget getstarted startedwalking walking you can, whether hundred, and stop whetherit’sit’s5 5steps stepsororfive five hundred, and stop when toto make myself whenyou youneed needto.to.I’m I’mgoing going make myself accountable summer byby publicly accountabletotoyou youforforthe the summer publicly pledging a week, forfor thirty pledgingtotowalk walkatatleast least3 days 3 days a week, thirty minutes my weekly progress minuteseach eachday. day.I’llI’llput put my weekly progress ononthe page (as(as soon as as theAll AllCare, Care,Inc. Inc.Facebook Facebook page soon my will show meme how!) mygranddaughter granddaughterKelsey Kelsey will show how!) So, commitment too? So,why whydon’t don’tyou youmake makethe the commitment too? Tie getget steppin’ out ....... Tieononthose thoseshoes shoesand andlet’s let’s steppin’ out ....... with withattitude! attitude!