Rededication

     Hubby and I were very dedicated to improving our health and stamina and joined the gym about 3 years ago.  We went about 6 days a week, walking the indoor track or on a treadmill, cycling on a stationary bike, using weight machines.  This seemed to help when we went skiing and for hiking our mountain trails.  Last spring, once our basement rec room was completed, we used the money we had been spending for the gym membership to invest in a treadmill and 3 pair of free weights.  Our routine was for me to get up in the morning and go down to use the treadmill and hubby used it each evening.  We were both in good shape, he had lost a significant amount of weight and we both felt good.
     Sometime during the summer with the dogs, trips, and gardening, the dedication to walk each day faltered.  Fall came and with it a series of illnesses and still we lagged from our dedication.  This past week, we took a 3 day ski trip, and realized that we were helplessly out of shape with only a few weeks until a more significant ski trip out west.  This was a wake up call and we decided to encourage each other to rededicate ourselves to fitness. 
     First day all I managed was a 30 minute performance walk with some incline and only about a mile and a half of distance.  Today I was determined to get in a 5K and I wanted it in under an hour, much slower than I was doing before.  I did manage it in 53 minutes with some incline and continued to walk for the remainder of the hour getting up to 3.4 miles.  I'm hoping that between the walking and the riding lessons, that the western trip will be somewhat easier on us and our overall health and well-being will improve again.