Walking at 6:30 A.M.

We've all read it, heard it, and tried it, but too few do it on a regular basis. Walking is one of the best exercises to increase lung capacity, lose weight, and enjoy nature. Walking with a buddy at 6:30 in the morning seems to be the new way to wake up everyday.

Sharon suggested we start walking at the golf club every morning during the summer to get in shape. Great idea as "shape" is always the goal. While this is only day two, it is still day two, and the 45 minute brisk stroll up and down the hills increases the pulse rate, heart rate, and breathing rate. Bye-bye calories. Few are out with us at 6:30, apparently an earlier or later time seems to be the chosen hour for most, but at 6:30 a.m. school buses pick up kids for school, which must be still in session. At 6:30 a.m. most newspapers are still on the brick and/or asphalt driveways; interestingly the newspapers of choice include the Chicago Tribune, Wall Street Journal, and the local daily.

At 6:45 a.m. several vehicles depart for an unknown destination, probably Chicago, with occupants waving cheerfully as they pass by, wishing they were sweating with us. At 7:00 a.m. another school bus makes the rounds, with larger faces peering out the windows than the previous faces on the earlier bus. School is still in session.

At 7:15 a.m. the car is in view, the end is near, and a bottle of water is the reward. Whew. Only 59 degrees at the start, now 68 degrees at the end. Elsewhere Blogger Boy is running on the track in Arlington, VA. before the temp hits 101 there today. Jessica will be at Pilate's, and the rest of the world will be doing what they do best, watching The Today Show.
Photo attribution: somewhatfrank