Oh my, it’s winter isn’t it? I’ve been reading all these articles recently about the horrors of being a couch potato–but really, in the winter in New England, it’s hard to be anything but a couch potato unless you love skiing (which I don’t). Today is our 3rd snow day this month–snow all morning, freezing rain now–this does NOT entice me out for a walk! But there’s always Leslie…
I haven’t been good about keeping records of exercise–one of the habits that died over my break. However, I have walked to a LS DVD once, done a 20 minute gentle aerobic dance routine once, done some strength/stretching work a couple of times, muscled a snow blower up and down my driveway several times, and spent a few minutes with a long handled roof rake getting some of the snow off my roof.
I will start keeping records this week so I can offer a more detailed report next time I post.
Poor you. Winter can really be miserable in a way that is hard to portray. You just have to make sure you eat well and get a good amount of sleep. When the weather permits then you can go exploring. Do sympathise with your situation.
I agree that winter is difficult. It is extremely difficult to exercise when it is so cold. The ice we have been having has left me very unwilling to go outside.
Plus, when it’s this cold and nasty all I want to do is eat pasta–big bowls of it, loaded with cheese.