I just had around a half hour to walk today, so I did a short Rosary/Divine Mercy walk in the neighborhood around the Rectory. Beautiful day, and I smelled roses where there were no roses, so I reconsecrated my life and priesthood to the Blessed Virgin Mary on this, the memorial of her Immaculate Heart. And it’s not lost on me that this walk was good for my heart too. In more ways than one.
It was one of those days off when I just didn’t have a lot in me. Plus I had a bunch of chores to do. But, in between, I did get in a short treadmill workout. I definitely didn’t want to stroll in the 90 degree heat and amid the screaming cicadas (I was hoping…
Welcome to my boxing and fitness blog. The last year has been a lot of family illness, so the caregiver hasn’t been taking care of himself at all. So it’s time to start again. I’m setting up this blog to give accountability to myself and to share my journey with others. If you want to…
It was a busy day off, but I found 45 minutes to get to the gym and do a cardio workout. Treadmill, elliptical, and recumbent bike. It got my heart rate up and made all the other events of 5he day more enjoyable. That’s always good!
So my lack of weight loss is telling me that my lack of movement is a problem. So I got out on a warm day off and walked for three miles. It felt good, but I did have to stop a couple of times to sit in the park (which wasn’t all bad: I got…
You have to take every little win when you’re trying to get back on your feet. I’ve been struggling with plantar’s fasciitis for a couple of months, and I finally told myself to get in to the podiatrist. The exercises he gave me seem to be helping, and I was feeling well enough today to…
So, I figured out I need to have a process to work on my physical activity, or I just won’t do it. Thankfully, my Quiet Punch bag (get one here, use code FATHERPAT10 to get 10% off!) comes with a great app with, I don’t know, dozens of great workouts. I’m starting off slow, so…
