My parents are
moving. My father is turning 79 shortly
and had one of two needed knee replacements last year; my mother just turned 75
and had back surgery last summer. My
weekend workout was packing and lugging boxes.
We all know the rule for
moving boxes: no packing anything heavier
than you can lift. The problem is that
sometimes the definition of “heavier than you can lift” for the packer is not
the same as it will be for the unpacker or the person who has to shift the box
from one side of the garage to the other.
It takes a lot more boxes to pack appropriately for two septuagenarians
than for a couple of college students.
The general rules for
real-life workouts like packing to move are similar to regular workouts. Work hard; take breaks; make sure you
hydrate. These rules can be applied to
other real life workouts like landscaping, visits with active children or
teens, and escaping from zombies (except I don’t recommend taking breaks while
running from zombies unless you have reached a safe location).
Keep in mind that fitness
happens everywhere. The more we prepare,
the easier it is. Also: please throw out all the lidless plastic
containers now.
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