The Art of Zen Living

I just got back from a short walk, and man do I feel good.  In the past 2 weeks, between being sick and then moving, I’ve not gotten to take my walk on as regular a basis as I’d have liked.  Looking back at my chart, it looks like I only got to walk 4 of the last 14 days.  Ouch.

Even tonight I didn’t get to do my normal walk, but just getting out there again was just what I needed to clear my head and elevate my mood.  Every time I stop walking for a few days, whatever the reason, I always enjoy getting back out there again.  It’s me time, and I’m doing something I enjoy, and something good for me.  I highly recommend exercise as an expression of self love - because that really is what it is.

It looks like my new routine will be slightly farther at 2.4 miles a day (with weights) and 1.2 miles a day without.  That’s about .2 miles more than what I was doing at my old apartment.  The 1.2 miles is less for exercise and more of a walking meditation.  That shorter walk is one I will still do, even if I make a change.  Now why would he mention a change?

I’m starting to think seriously about stepping up to running.  It’s getting hard to just walk.  I get to a point where I want to break into a jog.  The problem is that there are more benefits to the kind of walking I do than there is to running - at least as far as I know.  I think the walking I do for exercise builds more muscle, and more muscle groups, than running does.  I’ll do some research and then get back to you on what I find out.  I have other questions as well. For instance, is there a difference between running and jogging?In the meantime, I’d love to hear from you runners!