High Five

Hard to believe that I have not blogged in a long time. Here it is almost two thirds of the way through May. The past few weeks have been spent in recovery mode from some minor(?) surgery, at least that is what I can say now. I'm through hanging out and back into the thick of things when it comes to exercising with a big High Five. The picture says it all.

When a person is active it is very hard to sit still and obey the doctor's orders, but if a person is wise, they do follow the orders and do what the good doctor tells them to do. Well yesterday I was told that I'm let loose for all activities, no exclusions. Actually I have been able to do some items such as swimming and walking, but now the Mountain bike is tuned and ready to go.

Health fairs have been my thing of lately, as the County held their fair and also at Earth festival. Many people came by the Nordic Walking booth and had a lot of interest in the poles. Many of them in fact knew about the poles and wanted to know about class schedules. This is a good time of the year to be outdoors, as we have been blessed with some beautiful spring weather here in Redding. Who can believe that April and now May so far have had no heat waves or in fact temperatures in the 90's. We have even had some off and on rain showers. No excuse for not being outdoors and the extra daylight in the mornings and evenings is also great.

Memorial Day weekend is a little over a week away and already kayaking is getting ready to start at Whiskeytown National Recreation area. Yours truly will help lead a tour on Sunday evening May 30th. The rest of the program will not start up until mid June. There are many trails and waterfalls to walk and enjoy andwhatever else may meet your fancy.

So with all the water, wildflowers, wildlife and good weather, lets get out and have fun doing some sort of exercise. I know I sound like a broken record, but news articles have been coming out lately saying that Octogenarians live to that nice age due to exercising everyday in some way. It also can help prevent cancer, Osteoporosis, diabetes and other forms of health issues. Remember if you don't have your health, then life can be shortened, and miserable. After seven and half years I'm back where I was before my accident on January 14, 2003, that changed my outlook and life forever. Go outdoors and have some fun. If you have poles and don't know how to use them drop me an email. A big "HIGH FIVE" to all of you, have some fun and get the exercise your body needs.