Dream to Workout #ReadersWorkouts
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Welcome to Readers’ Workouts, the weekly event where book lovers share workout stories, goals, successes, and challenges.
I had a dream that I needed to move a pile of rocks for my aunt. I woke up wondering if I were still capable of such a task. So, I invented a workout to make sure. I walked around the room carrying weights, then lowered in a well-formed squat to set them down. Then, I walked around again and squatted to pick them up. Repeat until I’ve carried enough rocks. I started with two 5-pound dumbbells and did it for fifteen minutes. I’d like to build up to both more time and more weight.
The aunt in my dream has been gone for many years. But, you never know when someone might need a pile of rocks moved. And, if it’s someone I love as much as my aunt, I’m going to want to be able to say, “Sure. I’ll take care of that.”
Do you do any exercises to make sure that your body functions well enough for potential future tasks?
How neat that you used the dream as workout inspiration.
I don’t really have anything I do intentionally to help with future tasks. I should work on being able to carry large weights up the steps, looking toward the day when my dog needs more than just a little help up the basement stairs.
Dreams are so funny when they come into real life! It is so important to exercise for real life. I know I am sore the first few weeks of gardening season all the squats that I should have been doing in early spring to prepare. I used downhill ski and would do some exercises before ski season so I wouldn’t be so sore, why I don’t for gardening, I don’t know!
I’ve never thought about doing something to get in shape for future tasks, but that seems like an important thing to do. I’ll have to think about it and hopefully by next week’s RW I’ll have an idea or two to post about.