I
bought a hula-hoop this weekend. I read in the pamphlet they gave us last
week about a woman who does the hula-hoop for activity. She said she got
up to being able to do it for a full minute. I thought to myself… “A full
minute? That is easy. Who couldn’t do that? I used to hula-hoop
forever!” I bought one… and quickly found that “used to” is the operative
word! I couldn’t get it to stay up! It fell to the ground quicker
than an old man’s pants on America’s Funniest Home Videos! I was
shocked! Now I’m wondering if I can even still jump on a pogo
stick! I was always kind of hyper… so my mother bought me things that
would burn up some of my energy; pogo sticks, shoes with springs, an inner-tube
trampoline, roller skates, bicycles, etc. She was/is a very wise
woman! But that hula-hoop is MINE! I will not be beat by a piece of
circular tubing… even a fancy one with blinking lights! You mark my word…
I’ll be a hula-hoopin’ queen before long! And yes, one minute won’t be
nuttin’ to brag about! That thing will be levitating like Houdini before
I’m done with it.
And speaking of hyper… I was at a football game last week, watching my youngest nephew’s team play. I’m here to tell you that all of the action wasn’t on the field. Sure… they’d move… they’d tackle, a whistle would blow… and they’d saunter around a bit before getting in position for the next play. But I watched these two kids in the bleachers across the field from us… on the winning side. They raced one another… nearly the entire time we were there; all four quarters. They never let up. As I sat there watching them it dawned on me just how sedentary our lives become as adults. I also realized why so many adults have difficulty sleeping. I can’t imagine either of those kids doing anything but crashing for a good 8-hour sleep. Oh sure, they might wake up with aching legs that would require a midnight leg rub; but other than that, I’m sure they slept.
So,
this week I plan to say on plan with my food choices. Exercise, exercise,
exercise! Watch my portion control! And work on whipping that
hula-hoop into submission.
Be
good, make wise choices… and watch out for the curse of the Halloween candy!