Ok Doc, here’s a challenge for both of us. I haven’t picked up a racket for ages(20ish years!), but was thinking about giving it a go. It should be getting warmer outdoors soon. I pass some rarely used courts in Mount Laurel that might be close to both of us. Just tell me the time, and I’ll be there. Maybe 20-30 minutes tops the first time, to give our bodies a chance to ease into it. The body has amazing “muscle memory”, but that’s all in the neural pathways, and the muscles might not still be where the brain remembers they were last time…😊
In high school and some in college I played tennis, golf and even some bowling. But what i found was that they all were "one sided" activities. I later transitioned into martial arts which was great exercise, developed both sides of my body and gave an extra benefit of learning some practical self defense techniques. Any suggestions on activities that are not only good exercises but also teach some type of useful skill?
Baseball. Get good at hitting a moving target with an aluminum bat 😬
Seriously though:
Backyard farming can be a stunning exercise routine and extremely rewarding! I’m working on fixing up the chicken coop that came with our home, and will be getting hens in the not distant future. Feeding, watering, keeping them clean and cool in the AZ heat - all this will require a good deal more physical work than I currently do. Not that I’m a slouch as is, but it’ll add whole new levels! I plan on growing some feed sprouts for them, and bringing in soldier flies for larvae as well, so tending those will be additional work. And I’ll be rewarded with eggs, and eventually, meat.
Ok Doc, here’s a challenge for both of us. I haven’t picked up a racket for ages(20ish years!), but was thinking about giving it a go. It should be getting warmer outdoors soon. I pass some rarely used courts in Mount Laurel that might be close to both of us. Just tell me the time, and I’ll be there. Maybe 20-30 minutes tops the first time, to give our bodies a chance to ease into it. The body has amazing “muscle memory”, but that’s all in the neural pathways, and the muscles might not still be where the brain remembers they were last time…😊
In high school and some in college I played tennis, golf and even some bowling. But what i found was that they all were "one sided" activities. I later transitioned into martial arts which was great exercise, developed both sides of my body and gave an extra benefit of learning some practical self defense techniques. Any suggestions on activities that are not only good exercises but also teach some type of useful skill?
Baseball. Get good at hitting a moving target with an aluminum bat 😬
Seriously though:
Backyard farming can be a stunning exercise routine and extremely rewarding! I’m working on fixing up the chicken coop that came with our home, and will be getting hens in the not distant future. Feeding, watering, keeping them clean and cool in the AZ heat - all this will require a good deal more physical work than I currently do. Not that I’m a slouch as is, but it’ll add whole new levels! I plan on growing some feed sprouts for them, and bringing in soldier flies for larvae as well, so tending those will be additional work. And I’ll be rewarded with eggs, and eventually, meat.
Stay tuned Arnold. It’s still early in April. More to come.