Day 8: Fitness

March 21, 2020

Day 8: Fitness

I think health is on everyone’s mind: The fear of getting the virus, the fear of our loved ones getting the virus. But there are other health fears related to self-isolation. Are we eating the right things? Are we moving enough?

Certainly one thing I’ve been doing to stay healthy is sleeping. Getting enough sleep is a key part of staying healthy that a lot of us don’t think about. Quality sleep is associated with longer lifespans and inefficient sleep is associated with obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. So sleep has been going well lately. As for food and exercise? Perhaps I could be doing better.

Still No Toilet Paper

I’ve noticed that with all the food shopping we’ve been doing we have been ignoring fresh fruits and vegetables. I went to Wal-Mart today to pick up some meds and I came home with Bread, Pizza, Crackers, Cheese Dip, and Cookies- But no vegetables.

As for exercise? At first I thought I was okay. I was cleaning around the house, taking walks. But when I looked at my phone I wasn’t getting a lot of steps. Was it because my I wasn’t carrying my cell phone with me or was I just not moving?

High Intensity Interval Training

This morning Cathy had us do a High Intensity Interval Training (Tabata Style). I’m not sure exactly what that means, but it involved running in place and jumping jacks (so basically 5^th grade gym class).

We also took a nice long walk with my father, brother, sister-in-law, and niece. Adam and Joanne have been recovering from some sort of bug and their daughter Maggie is still a little sick. The weather was nice and the sun helped our circadian rhythms… and vitamin D and… I’m actually not sure what the sun helped with, but I know it’s a good thing.

On a Walk

So we are trying to stay healthy through this epidemic- Keep our immune systems tiptop. Remember that a lot of us have been given the gift of time and we can use all this free time to take care of ourselves.

So take good care of yourself.
Happy Saturday!

Board Games played today:
Ticket to Ride with Alvin & Dexter Expansion Pack

TV watched today:
Picard: Season 1 Episode 1 “Remembrance”

Picard: Season 1 Episode 2 “Maps & Legends”