I am getting closer to my Alaskan trip. I will need to start my final preparations and to do lists. They are currently having some warm weather there - oh how I hope it is much cooler when we are there. I am so tired of summer and these 100+ temperatures every day and no rain. I bought clothes for cool weather hiking for this trip so it would really be lousy if it is warm there.
Workouts have been going well this week 100/200 steps on the stepper. I am feeling it in my legs though. I think I will probably stick to this for a few weeks. I'm not sure if I'll get an opportunity while on my trip to get in any workouts other than maybe a quick morning yoga. Hopefully I'll get in enough walking and hiking to make up for the lack of the morning workout. It is good though to be at the level I am on the stepper, one third of the way to my goal. Two months ago I wasn't even sure I'd be able to ever get to fifty steps my knees were hurting so much. Now I just have a occasional twinge, I am only limited by my legs getting tired and rubbery. So now I just have to build up my strength and stamina. Slow and steady with small increases. I hope to reach my goal in nine months when I plan on going hiking in New Mexico.
I finished reading "The Miracle of Mindfulness, A Manual on Meditation " and I am putting into practice some of wheat I have read. I don't know if it is a coincidence or not but the past two nights I did a short meditation before bed and I slept much better than I had been. Mental strength is as important as physical strength.
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