Oklahoma Biker - The Riders Ragazine Sept - Oct 2017 | Page 5

Talkin’ trash
I woke up this morning and found it
difficult to face the day. My knee hurts.
My lower back hurts. The second
knuckle on my horn (middle) finger
hurts. My son turns 29 tomorrow, and
my daughter just turned 39. I am 57
years old, running five businesses, and
raising a ten-year-old grandson. You
might say most of the time I am harried.
I am not complaining. I am grateful.
I have a terrific life. A wonderful wife,
great family, and awesome friends. I
just don’t have the vigor to enjoy all God
has given me. In other words, I am just
flat tired most of the time.
So where do I begin to regain some of
the vigor I enjoyed as a youth? I am
twenty pounds overweight, and haven’t
exercised in twenty years. I quit drinking
and drugging a few years ago, and I
have never smoked. Last month I had
a physical, and a heart stress test. I
have been cleared by my doctor to start
an exercise routine. Now I ask myself,
“What kind of exercise program? Where
do I begin?”
of bed at 6 am, put on my clothes, and
start moving. I am thinking the first thing
I should do is move. I heard somewhere
that “a body in motion tends to stay in
motion.” I go to the city park and walk
around the track for a mile and a half.
That’s a start, right? The next day I get
up and do it again, walking two miles
on that day. Appears I am on a roll, but
I end up missing the third day because
“life” gets in my way.
However, I am resolved to get and stay
healthy. I have been walking in the park
and swimming most days. I know if I
try to make too many changes all at
once I am setting myself up for failure.
I stop drinking Cokes, but that is the
only change to my diet thus far. My wife
is a great cook, so I don’t want to start
“dieting” any too soon!
What’s next? I don’t know yet, but watch
for our next issue to see what is in store
for an old fat biker with little time to
exercise ~ and no energy!
The Janitor
The next day after writing the three
paragraphs above, I drag myself out
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