A Walk in the Park

Chained to a desk all day during the week certainly does a number on the body. My pilates instructor was telling our class about all the negative effects from working in a sit-down job and it horrified me yet there's not much you can do. There are some ergonomic ball/chairs out there and standing desks, but neither is suitable or even allowed I think at my job. Most days at lunch, to get away from it all, I was driving to the park across the street to sit in my car and read. I was watching people run around the park on a makeshift track and thought "Hm, I should probably get off my butt and get out there to at least walk". Thinking and doing are, as we know, two totally different things. It took me a couple of months to decide to actually do it. I also told my friend Tracy my lunch break plan and she completely jumped at the chance to join. So now, every weekday from 12:30 - 1:30 you will see two girls dressed in their work outfits (this includes dresses sometimes) with sneakers, getting their walk on. Kinda funny to look at, but eh, who cares? Someone else also started in on the trend - Brian. Unfortunately he has to take a slightly later lunch so usually I just get one lap with him but its better than nothing. And to tell you the truth, we both feel so much better during the rest of our day and in general. Not sure if its the walking or the vitamins from the sun, but I'll take it.

-J