Exercise (from David)

David sent me this blog post. It is dated November 5, 2009.

David writes:

In order for exercise to be effective, you must do it regularly. Doing a few push-ups once a month will really do nothing, except maybe make you sore. As I found out when I was training for bike ride earlier this year, it takes consistent, hard work to really get into shape. You can't do it halfway. Or as they say in recovery, half measures availed us nothing.

I can't approach recovery like I approached my training for the ride. Instead of finishing the 150 miles, I ended up getting leg cramps and stopping at 50 miles. I should have ridden almost everyday, eaten better and studied proper technique. Instead, I rode when I felt like it, ate what I wanted and planned on just winging the technique.

If I truly value recovery, I can't just wing it. I have to work at it everyday. Half way only gets me half way.

God bless,
David