Getting fit when you’re in your fifties isn’t what I thought it was going to be.
It’s just a heck of a lot tougher to do when you’re older.
This somehow didn’t really need apply to me when I first tried changing my lifestyle. I was quickly shown the difference between in shape and not. I was in the not group. Of course decades of eating whatever I wanted and doing nothing but kicking back in the HVAC after work took a toll. And it was a much bigger toll than I suppose my conscious mind wanted to acknowledge. Just getting up out of the air conditioning to go for a walk was a process. One day my heels would hurt. The next, my arches were too sore to go as far as I wanted. It’s like trying to stay healthy enough to do the stuff that will help you be fit and healthy. It’s such a wire to walk. Once I got to a place where I could at least walk a few miles without injury, I did a visitor pass at the gym. The first thing I noticed when I opened the door was the wave of heat and humidity that washed over me. The HVAC equipment was definitely overwhelmed. And so was I. So I ended up putting together a bit of a home gym. To put the cherry on top, I called the HVAC company. They sent out an HVAC technician who then installed a ductless heat pump in the room I chose for the home gym. It’s just the best gym that I could imagine. And being able to customize the quality heating and air doesn’t hurt much either.