DrTri Weekly Health & Fitness HomeWork for Jan 11, 2009

DrTri Weekly Health & Fitness HomeWork for Jan 11, 2009

This week:

Each day, WALK for 10 minutes outside.

Simple. Easy. Too Easy?
C’mon Mike, that is kinda silly isn’t it. I mean, I walk and run and climb stairs and bike and etc. etc. etc. more that that everyday. What the heck is a 10 min. walk going to do?!?!?!?
The point of this week’s HomeWork is not for the exercise benefits of walking.
The point is just to casually WALK for 10 minutes outside and breathe and relax your thoughts (or not, or think of really profound things and new inventions) and walk just for the absolute sake of walking... I encourage you not to plan your trip other than “turning around at 5 minutes”. Head out from your home or work and just start walking. Decide to turn left or right when you get to each intersection or ‘Y’ in the path.
No cell phone. No briefcase or purse. No iPod. Nothing. Just you and your walk.
Think of this as a completely pointless endeavor, and see if anything happens. Probably nothing will happen. Good.
Calling it a ‘moving meditation’, call it a ‘breathe of fresh air’, call it whatever you like.

We don’t get outside as often during the winter as we do during the spring, summer, and/or fall. This is a reason to get outside for 10 min each day.

Have a great week,
MRoss

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