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My thoughts released; a mind set free |
| I recently had to go up a couple flights of steps, the elevator was out of order. I climbed the first with little problem, but scaling the second I felt a pang in my left knee. Nothing serious, just out of shape and not use to climbing stairs. Once the snow's done and the weather permits, some good hiking the hills and trails over at Maplewood State Park should get me back in shape. Upon leaving, I found going down the steps a bit easier, but still trying on muscles that weren't accustom to such movement. Once back to the car I thought about how much it's changed over the years. In school, we had three floors to go up and down throughout the day. Back then, two or three steps at a time was normal, both going up and going down. Even as a young adult I could take multiple flights two at a time without hesitation or problems, but eventually it became one step at a time. Still, even then I could climb multiple stories without tiring or problems. But, over the years I found it more and more tiring to climb steps. I suppose frequent use of elevators and not using my step muscles had a lot to do with it. I also think my years of sampling milk trucks, up and down steep steps for twelve hour shifts, took a toll on my legs and especially my knees. I also know being overweight and smoking adds to the difficulty of climbing and descending steps. Seeing as how much I enjoy good foods, the weight is difficult to lose, but I have cut way back on how much I smoke and I am planning on reducing the amount even more. Once it's nice out and I can resume my outside activities I'm planning on nipping that habit in the butt completely. But, even after I get my weight back down, I'm currently about fifty pounds too heavy, and extinguish the smoking habit, I'm sure climbing steps, hills, and even ladders with still present a bit of a challenge—I guess it's just "climb-it" change. |
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