Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Keeping fit and healthy

Is coffee good for you?
Well I ask this question because every morning I go for a 45 minute walk with my neighbour and upon our return we have a cup of coffee. It is the middle of winter now but we still set out at 7am and it is cool at that time. Each morning we chat and laugh all the way around our circuit. We have met some lovely people all trying to keep fit too, but a wave and hello is about it, as we have to keep moving because we haven't really warmed up yet and besides we are now thinking of that cuppa. That warmth, aroma and taste is keeping us going, not to mention that the cup will warm our hands up when we get back. They say that laughter is the best medicine, and we are lucky because we get an overdose every day.
In the summer we leave about 6am but on occasions we have gone at 5.30am. Could you imagine how cold it would be if we left at that time NOW. We take the mobile with us, just in case....... We have been caught in the rain, chased by a dog, nearly run over by a speeding car and my neighbour fell one morning and broke her arm. It took 12 months for her arm to heal and in the end she had to have an operation on it. All this we do to keep fit and healthy.
This morning we met some friends but they weren't walking, "to cold" they said and later they drove past us on the way to the shop for the paper. I ask.
Should we just have the coffee about 8am and forget the walk or should we keep going. They say it is going to be COLD tomorrow, but you guessed, WE WILL BE WALKING. We must keep fit at all costs. I for one want to live as long as possible and at this stage I will be 179 before I get all the things done I want to do. Mind you because of my age I have now forgotten some of those things, so what will I be like at 100 plus?
I am not over weight but one day a lady asked me why did I walk when it was obvious that I didn't need to. My answer was "so I don't have to".

2 comments:

  1. Hmmmm.. I got up at 10.30am today - it seems I was not early enough for a walk OR coffee!

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  2. I was off again at 7am today, this was the coldest day yet but I did it and the coffee was wonderful. I have warmed up now ready for the day.

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