Getting exercise is important at all ages, but certainly in my old age, it is something that I need to do and force myself to do daily. Every morning, I do laps around my pond. I jog on the level areas of the dam, then through the wooded area on the opposite side of the pond, I walk rapidly. The total distance of my four laps amounts to a more than one kilometer, not a great distance, but enough to increase my heart rate, and breathing.
There is one aspect of my jog/walk regime that differs from most other people doing similar exercises . The main difference is my footwear. Instead of fancy, expensive running shoes, I do my jogging in gum boots (also known as “Wellingtons” or “rubber boots”). Wearing gum boots are not that comfortable, but the path around the pond has high grass, and is generally very wet from heavy dew in the mornings, and I don’t like to get running shoes and socks all damp and wet.
Of course, I also don’t wear any fancy jogging clothes for my exercise, just jeans, a jacket, and a hat, because it is starting to be cool in the mornings.
I’m sure all this sounds rather strange to all of those urban joggers, but it works alright in the rural setting where I live. The photo below, show part of the path where I do the walking.
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