I am growing old. Tell tale signs – gray here gray there, receding hairline, bags under eyes, fine visible lines, lack luster skin, almost rotund appearance etc. Do I need to explain more?
The other day, I woke up to the fact that if I can’t make much of a difference to these cosmetic changes unless I have money to burn, let me try to ensure that my machine continues to run. Run – that’s the word, I decided to run each day. I was in bed and I visualized myself running at the speed of light leaving the lesser mortals and their motors behind without breaking into sweat and then the scene shifted to fitter and sexy me in the best of fashion and I saw people green with envy. I couldn’t resist the dream, it made me jump out of bed into my sneakers and I hit the road. I ran at first and then gradually jogged and finally my machine came to a grinding halt and I was sweating and panting profusely. I had barely ran a mile. To avoid fellow joggers stare and snigger, I took to mild stretched immediately and then laboriously walked back home with shattered dreams and aching legs. I have wiped out the dream from my memory but still harbour the desire to run. I have set an achievable target for myself – a mile a day.
Benefits of Morning Walk /Jogging /Running:
1. It prepares you for Walk The Talk. (Anything could happen tomorrow)
2. You are better equipped than your neighbour to run and save your life.
3. You could out smart the mongrels when you encounter then in the dark alleys.
4. Me time – away for the nagging wife and noisy brothers and sisters and complaining parents.
5. Makes you feel better to see many hapless souls trying to lose what they happily gained with that second helping.
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