For a long time I could be found inside the house reading or watching a movie. Seldom would I venture outside and find some kind of activity to do there. But one day I signed up for an exercise class, because laying around the house was beginning to show on me, especially around the mid-section. Next thing I know, I was getting personal training and doing it outside.
I was hooked instantly. I had forgotten how good the fresh air was for my brain. My head cleared, and my thinking cleared with it. I felt brand new. It was amazing, the transformation that took place within me. I had been breathing that old stale air in the house for far too long. But no more. Now I was looking for even more things I could do outside.
It was only a short time before I took daily walks from my house to downtown. I was browsing around the local bookstore when I got a great idea. So I bought their best golf instruction book and was golfing the next day. Before I knew it, I was hooked on the game and teeing off on a regular basis. My whole life totally took a new turn in a very short time. It had been here in front of my nose for years.
In only four to six weeks, I was transformed, not only in the way I felt, but in the way I looked. I was trimming down and firming up. Some of the ladies around my town even remarked about what a change there had been in me. Being a single man, this was another source of motivation for me. I never missed an exercise class, or a day I had scheduled for a walk. And my golf game was improving all the time.
Months went by, and one day I met a wonderful woman at one of my exercise classes. We fast became very good friends. Before long we were taking those walks downtown together, and spent more and more time together every week after. It was only a year from our first meeting, that we both were wearing rhodium plated wedding rings. These things happened to me because I got out of my house, and embraced the outdoors.
Things continue to click along even now. We teach classes of our own, and have a very happy and productive life. I remember back sometimes how things were when I was a couch potato, and I am truly amazed at how much better life is now. I am grateful for the day that I acted on my feelings, and took my life outdoors.
The outdoors is the best place for getting your head clear. Staying shut in will deprive you of the amounts of real oxygen you need, and keep you from getting the amount of exercise you need as well. My advice to anyone, is to schedule some outside activities every week, and do not let life slip up on you and find you have been inside all this time. It is just not healthy. And who knows, you may find your true love like me.
Tags: exercise, improvement, outdoors