After we had been on the road for eight
weeks, I wrote about how hard I was finding it to maintain healthy
habits (regular weight training and yoga) while travelling. Since
then, I have made an effort to train and do yoga somewhat regularly.
The change came after working out one evening when we got to camp.
It was moderately tough to do as it was dark, I was tired, and I
didn't feel like getting sweaty again after I had managed to get a
swim in that day (we've had less than 10 showers in the over 11 weeks
we have spent on the road so personal hygiene becomes an issue).
Nevertheless, I dredged out some old Alpine Centre (Boulder,
Colorado) work-outs and went outside and swung the gas tank around,
did pull-ups, and push-ups and squatted and swung until I was tired
and sweaty. And, I felt better, way, way better.
Since then, I've managed to do some
kind of work-out and stretching routine almost everyday, even while
we were doing the Carnarvon Great! Walk. Some days are more
abbreviated than others due to lack of time (or sore feet while on
the Carnarvon Walk), but, I've been pulling, pushing, carrying and
swinging pretty regularly since.
There is a lesson in everything. The
lesson for me is that the things that are really worth doing are
generally not that much fun to do at the time.
Rock Ring training
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