Fitness with Friends

It was a work day and both of us had braved the traffic.  Neither suggested we try another night, though the sky hinted of more rain.  The trail was fairly easy, though the odd muddy obstacles made it interesting and both of us were smacking ourselves, and sometimes each other, to ward off the mosquitoes (I forgot the bug repellent at home).  We stopped briefly to admire birds, chipmunks, flowers, and even a little garter snake.

In 65 minutes, we'd covered 5.1 km of trail and talked for the majority of it.  We talked a bit about our work, our families, and just rambled on as we rambled through the marsh.  When it was over, it was suggested we might try to find a night for it the following week.

It's not the first time I've gone hiking/walking/exercising with a friend.  Whether it be aquafit, hiking or swimming, time flies when I combine friendship with fitness.  It makes it easier to keep going and harder to make excuses.

Coming home after a long day, it's easy to plop onto the couch, turn on the tube or play video games.  Contemplating the idea of getting up and exercising is, at times, daunting and easy to ignore once you get into bad habits.  Consider calling up a friend this week to make plans to do something active together.  Not only is it great to see your friend and catch up, you'll feel pretty good about yourself afterwards.

Just a word to the wise: Don't forget the bug spray!