Staying Active

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When the weather is chilly and damp, as it has the last couple of days, it is very easy for me to fall into couch potato mode and not get adequate exercise. Since I have been working from home, I have noticed that I seem to be getting less and less exercise so last week I challenged myself to get a minimum of 10,000 steps at least six days a week. Some days it’s pretty easy. I walk the dog. I do some yard work. I walk the dog again. I run up and down the stairs a thousand times doing laundry. Other days I look at my pedometer after dinner and discover that I’m only at 5,000 steps. Today was one of those days. So I took the dog for an extra walk. When she decided that rolling in the wet grass was more fun I put her back in the house and continued to walk up and down the street without her. When I returned to the house and checked my numbers, I still wasn’t finished so I made a few trips from the basement to the second floor and back again. I am officially at 10,055 steps so I can give myself a pat on the back and spend the rest of the evening at rest.