As pointed out by a misguided marine on another blog many of us are older and perhaps still hard underneath,the exterior may have gotten a little flabby.So for me its time to start working on a few things like cutting back a bit on the smokes,I love smoking.My job entails a lot of walking, stair climbing,moving appliances up and down said stairs.So I'm not in terrible shape,but it could be a lot better.
Most of us don't have the discipline for hardcore working out,but those of ya with dogs,maybe get out and walk ol buck a bit,after while ya might even jog in short burst.
Gardening is good exercise and fits in to most of our plans anyway.If you have kids or grand kids,Man thats all the exercise you could want.A friend of mine has a young daughter who has sort of adopted me,in the summer its basketball,kickball,hula hoop,jogging,jump rope yeah I know hard ass China jumpin a rope with a little girl my boys laugh their asses off,but you get the picture.Get out and get moving.Range your A.O..Scout your A.O for choke points,(ambush spots),places to set up hides,etc.
If you have boys get out and wrestle with em,practice hand to hand.
I like fishing,if you're bank fishin pick a spot a little harder to get too.If you have the smaller aluminum boat row a ways before fire up outboard.
I'm not saying you gotta be Arnold but flexibility and some wind may be very important soon.
China
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What do you think? Right on or not?
11 years ago
Nothing wrong with playing jump rope with little girls man, no shame whatsoever . I don't have kids unfortunately, mainly because of my line of work. I don't have time to get serious with a gal as I was always leaving country for my job . Plus the fact that I may not return home except in a bag, turns a lot of women off from the long term thing lol.
ReplyDeleteAside from all of that , I maintain my regimen of P.T. from the Corps daily. I still run , approx. 4 miles everyday and still do 2 hours of exercise a day, everyday. Others that I know lost their edge once they left the military and had asked me for a good fitness outline so they could regain their edge. I always forward them the SEMPER FIT video series.
It is a program that you can follow at your own pace and can progress at your own pace. It is time tested and proven to work, ask any Marine who uses it. I found it at Amazon.com and you can check it out if you like here :
http://www.amazon.com/Semper-Fit-Marine-Corps-Workout/dp/B00006IZHZ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1269877629&sr=8-2
I don't smoke anymore. I did until I was in boot camp and then I was forced to quit. They told me to take the withdrawls and use that as motivation to get through basic training. R3volution DOES smoke. Amazingly, he can smoke a pack a day and pretty well keep up with me in everything I do so, just because you smoke does NOT mean you are out of shape.
Like you said, anything you do to gain strength and stamina will benefit you in the long run. I realize that as we age , things we used to do when younger are much more difficult. Whatever fitness program you decide on, do it at your own pace. No need to strain anything trying to fitness up too fast . Just take it slow and stick to it . Sticking to it, even light workouts will make a difference in a few weeks. Just keep doing it , everyday, stick to it, don't quit.
It's amazing how far a little work can go if you just stick to it . Start with stretches every morning before work, do them every morning, soon you will notice a change. Just do it everyday, stick to it .
Good Luck !
SEMPER FIDELIS
Send it,Thanks for the link.You know,the worse part is just getting Started.Once you start exercise can actually be fun.
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Aye Sir, getting the ball rolling is the hard part. It all comes down to how dedicated you are to your own personal fitness and mental outlook. If you truly want to be successful at anything, you have to be fully dedicated to that task, whatever it may be.
ReplyDeleteAs I said, it can be really simple to get started. Just do 1 thing everyday religiously and once you get into the rhythm, it is like brushing your teeth. Start with 1 particular stretch, every morning do that stretch for 10 to 15 minutes in segments. After a few weeks, it'll be a normal thing.
Then do 1 more thing along with the stretch and just keep moving on like that . Before too long, you'll have 5 or 6 things you do every morning and almost without thinking about it .
Good Luck !
SEMPER FIDELIS