[pct-l] my secret to getting in shape

[Scott Williams]

I'm just finishing What Makes Olga Run and wow what a lot of stuff we're
doing right living the thru hiker's life!   But there's lots we can do
while we're at home too.  One of the biggest secrets toward the end of the
book is just not thinking you're old.  Keeping on acting and thinking young
and lots of change is possible.  Thinking this way has a physical effect on
people, on their muscles and minds.

Lots of physical activity including short, full out bursts at max effort,
healthy food, positive attitude, good self image, excitement and challenge,
being stressed by things that don't kill you but make you struggle,
thinking young, fidgeting, moving or standing with very little sitting,
(sitting is the new smoking), being part of a community, all are just some
of a long list of things Olga is doing right.  And much of this exemplifies
our life on trail, how it makes us feel inside and outside. That daily
flush of endorphins turns out to be a very good thing.

Have a wonderful hike everyone!

Shroomer


On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 10:56 AM, Marcia Powers <gottawalk at me.com> wrote:

> Diane said "Never too old"
>
> You got that right! I am reading "what makes Olga run". She took up track
> and field events when she was 77! I want to know Olga's secrets, too.
>
>
>
> On Feb 21, 2014, at 10:04 AM, Diane Soini <dianesoini at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> My new secret to getting in shape is squats. Heavy squats. I've gotten
> them up to 150lbs, which is more than I weigh (at least I hope so), and man
> does that kind of strength make backpacking feel easy as pie. Someday I
> hope I can squat 175 or even more. I'm almost 50, too. Never too old.
> Diane/Piper
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