“A walk in nature walks the soul back home.”-Mary Davis
“Walking is a man’s best medicine.”-Hippocrates
I miss hiking. Something that I have been doing pretty consistently my entire adult life has taken a back seat to Covid-19 and recovering from my heart attack. What do I miss most? Here is my top ten list:
- Being outside.
- Being outside with my fellow hikers.
- The feel of the earth under my feet as I am walking through the woods.
- The breeze rustling the trees and cooling me off.
- Taking pictures of the myriad of things that I see on my hikes.
- Being able to think without being bothered by anyone.
- The isolation. Being able not to think about anything,
- Exploring new hikes.
- Hiking familiar trails and seeing new things.
- Posting my hikes on my blog.
- (Bonus) Disconnecting from everything electronic (except my camera).
So, for now, I ride my studio cycle to help with the recovery as well as get in shape for the eventual time that I can get back out into the woods.
HAPPY HIKING!!!
The Zen Hiker 
I’m sort of the opposite. Now that I have to walk everyday, it’s not like the occasional hike that I used to enjoy. I’m still walking mostly on roadways. Where I live is like a ghost town with this virus, so it’s silent. When I used to hike, it was always a social event. Now I’m alone. I can get away from the family and oddly enough, get away from myself. What I try to do is take specific notice of nature. When I might just walk by a flowering bush, i now pay attention to the blooms, the beauty of the petals…..to notice beauty during this COVID nightmare. As I get stronger, I hope I keep up with the isolation part. Great post.
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I think once you keep it up and get stronger, you will feel much better mentally and physically. I have many days where I don’t want to ride but the words of all of the doctors telling me that if I want to live a significant more amount of years, I have to do it. I can tell you that when I am done I always feel better and am always glad that I rode instead of not doing it. I am finding that 90% of this battle is mental and motivational. (look for a post on that later today) I have a strong desire to live and don’t want to die!!!!
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