Boy, it would be great to be Gumby, that tall character who always seemed to be limber and bendable. Somehow I have lost that flexibility and range of motion that I just took for granted when I was younger.
I do remember long sessions of yard work leaving me feeling a bit stiff and sore in the past, but the bending, stooping and hauling this past long weekend, left me, once again, feeling like a Mack truck sped over me, and then backed up for good measure.
So, this morning, before I headed out the door, I started doing some stretches. My muscles screamed "what the *&^% are you doing to us?" I said "shush, I'm gettin' geared up for the weekend!"
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Oh, to have the Gumby-esque flexibility of my youth, an era when I enjoyed Gumby and Pokey on the tube.
Youth … how sweet it is.
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As to feeling flexible, (as opposed to feeling like a limp dishrag), it's all about baby steps ... a little bending here, a few stretches there ... hey, walking may be great overall exercise, but it sure doesn't keep you limber.
And, so it goes ... back in the saddle as to the job. I must confess, it sure felt nice to sit down all day and be a princess pecking away at the keyboard and pounding the pavement on my morning walk. I am such a creature of habit and I do like my regular routine.
As to walking, today I passed 400 miles walked in 2017. I must catch up on those valuable steps lost in the blur that was the month of June.
Onward and upward.
[Image of Gumby and Pokey by Erika Wittlieb from Pixabay]
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