On Physical Fitness...

Atop a Tacloban mountain overlook.

Yesterday, I was up at 4am. It was a dry and cool morning. Fit for a short trek. By 5am, I was up this nearby peak that doesn't seem to have a designated name.(In fact, a search has Google Maps identifies it only as "Mountain"... my Samsung Health application indicates a 156-meter elevation.) Later in the morning, with a major mountain climb nearing... I went for an activity medical clearance. At my age... closing in on becoming a septuagenarian, my doctor needed a reassurance by having me take a stress test which required an ECG done while on a treadmill with a cardiologist present. Having finished and passing the 7-stage test, I was asked by the attending technician, what my "secret" is.

The truth is... there actually is no secret. What I wish to cover on this post thus is how what

ECG Stress Test

works with me when it comes to physical regimen... doesn't necessarily mean will similarly apply to others. In my early 40's, I did try a gym routine. Too confining for me. I travel more than the average person so... that easily became deemed impractical. Plus, the time management freak that I am, eventually found it too time consuming. I prefer workouts being simply incorporated into my usual activities. I walk rather than ride or drive when I can, I use stairs rather than escalators and elevators when practical, do toe lifts or use grocery baskets as weights when waiting on line, use own body weight in a self created series of home workouts for body toning... to share a few options. I find running as my most complete workout... and trekking, reconnects me with nature and spiritual self while providing me the physical exercise.

I wish to only imply thus... that one really has to first assess own physical capabilities and difficulties and work from there. Religiously practice an own doable set, then slowly add targeted exercises to address functions incurred with some difficulty. Listen to music, enjoy the outdoors... and other complementary fun activities practical when doing chosen physical exercises. Eventually, surprise yourself. Cheers!

Peak views and random nature trail scenes.