Whew! Just came in the house to seek relief from the heat. I think today was the first HOT and HUMID day of the summer. I can't take that dang humidity - you just end up feeling like a damp washrag - your sweat providing no cooling antidote to the sun.
I have my fingers crossed that my husband will follow-through with a plan I devised to make time for him to go exercise. He is going to come home from work and beofre I even begin cooking dinner, he is goingt o head over to a local lake witha 2-mile walking path around it, to take a run. I am not sure if he plans to run 4 miles or just the two but whatever, its certainly better than the sedentary lifestyle he's led for quite some time now.
He's not overweight. But my reasons to encourage him in a fitness routine are :
- to set an example of fitness = fun and good health for our child
- to get healthy, himself - raise energy, strength, mood, cardiovascular endurance (and none of these for sexual reasons! LOL...)
- to learn to appreciate the importance of exercise - and thus respect my time that I take to pursure exercise and other active endeavors (triathlons, 5k's etc.)
- to have something that he and I can share as an interest and do together - swimmng, family bike rides, walks, hikes, etc.
Maybe someday I can even get him to join me in a yoga routine...I think that's definately a "phase two" of this exercise regimen, though!
My sister and I have our fingers crossed that he will join us as part of a relay team for a triathlon on the east coast in August. We shall see if that transpires...
