overuse of muscles/exercise/stress

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Hello to all,

In my younger (teen days) I overused muscles frequently and required much sleep

to recharge. Over the years I finally 'got it' and started using my brain muscle

to tell myself to pace. It has taken some time to learn this.

For exercise, I do some time on a very slow treadmill, 4X a week. It has seemed

to strengthen me. Maybe it is all in my head. I am also 'designated' as the

family dogwalker, so everyday, off I go with 'Brownie' for a tour of the

neighborhood. During these light summer nights, I take my two oldest children

with me. If I can get home in time in the fall and winter while it is light,

then I still take the children. Seeing my neighborhood from a child's

perspective is wonderful. I enjoy their observations of leaves, trees, flowers,

houses, other people, etc.

My real love is swimming, but right now the treadmill and the dog walks are all

I can handle.

Our third child came to us several weeks ago, and I get up an hour early in the

morning, just to be with him and I also meditate at this time. So, , or

'Sweet Baby ' as we call him, joins me in the quiet hush of sunrise, before

the noise of the day starts. I have been meditating in some form for a number of

years and have found this helps keep my stress level down. For anyone who

hasn't read Paolo's book, pages 51 and 52 talk about improvement of strength -

not endurance, from an exercise program.

And welcome to all the new members since my last post.

Stuart