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Body
One of the benefits of being at this stage of my life is that I don't take my physical being for granted. While I've always enjoyed bike riding and hiking, I've tended to consider myself fairly sedentary - more likely to spend hours absorbed in a book or an art project than sweating in a gym. That has changed.
In 2012 I took up weight-training (3x week), boxing (5 x week), zip-lining and trance-dancing. All of these activities became a regular part of my life, enhancing concentration, energy, mood and sleep. Unfortunately, a bad case of Lyme Disease forced me to give that up (temporarily, I'm hoping) for less intense workouts. I currently enjoy taking my dogs for little hikes in the area and working with a trainer at HealStrength three times a week. In 2017 I took up poi/fire spinning - which is a physical workout (and spiritual practice) I can do pretty much anywhere.
Another change I've made in recent years is food-related. After being tested for various food allergies, I found that by minimizing gluten in my diet I'm able to prevent symptoms (like migraines) that had long been troublesome. Thankfully, my beloved is similarly committed to a low-fat, high-protein, gluten-free diet, as well as to the occasional "splurge". My version of that splurge usually involves guilt-free gelato.
In 2012 I took up weight-training (3x week), boxing (5 x week), zip-lining and trance-dancing. All of these activities became a regular part of my life, enhancing concentration, energy, mood and sleep. Unfortunately, a bad case of Lyme Disease forced me to give that up (temporarily, I'm hoping) for less intense workouts. I currently enjoy taking my dogs for little hikes in the area and working with a trainer at HealStrength three times a week. In 2017 I took up poi/fire spinning - which is a physical workout (and spiritual practice) I can do pretty much anywhere.
Another change I've made in recent years is food-related. After being tested for various food allergies, I found that by minimizing gluten in my diet I'm able to prevent symptoms (like migraines) that had long been troublesome. Thankfully, my beloved is similarly committed to a low-fat, high-protein, gluten-free diet, as well as to the occasional "splurge". My version of that splurge usually involves guilt-free gelato.