In January 2007 I joined ViQuest, a local health-fitness wellness center. I loved going to water aerobics and did well. While I never lost any weight, I know that my commitment to improving my physical stamina was paying off. Then, Hannah died and I no longer had the heart to go back. I just couldn't face all the women I'd been exercising with for six months. I couldn't face getting into the pool. I couldn't face much of anything, except work, for a long time. Now it is time for me to go back. Today, I took Paul to ViQuest so that he could join. I know that the two of us will motivate each other to "keep at it". Prior to Paul's coming back to the USA, he regularly exercised at a facility similar to ViQuest; he also rode his bike for many miles each week. I don't think he'll by trying to bike ride here in North Carolina for two good reasons. 1. He doesn't have a bike here. 2. He is accustomed to riding on days in the sweltering heat of South Shields--65 degrees--and the sweltering heat here in Greenville tops 100 degrees quite often in the summer. Lately it has been in the high 90s and over 100 on far too many days ... and it's only June. Poor Paul would collapse in a puddle on the pavement were he to attempt bike riding here. So, instead we'll go to ViQuest where there are a plethora of ways to work on getting fit. I'll let you know how we do.
2 comments:
If only we had a ViQuest here. :sigh:
I'm glad you're going back. It is indeed time.
Actually, it's not so much the heat that is the difference but the lack of bicycle-friendly roads. In South Shields there were many bicycle lanes on and off the roads, so, even though the traffic is about as heavy, you felt much safer riding than here in the Green City.
Most of the time the temperature was WAY below 65 degrees. This year was a very cold spring in ol' Blighty!
I'm really glad to be able to get started at ViQuest!!!!!
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