Stairs

Hills are rare around here. Flat land walking has nothing on mountainous trail hiking elsewhere. My best option when I can't walk hills are stairways at work. So when ever I have an opportunity to, instead of using the elevator, I use the stairs. Six flights up or down. I find down stairs is tough and I have to take it slower, due to the strain it puts on my knees. I'm fine with the upstairs. Add to the self imposed challenge of getting my stock unpacked and shelved as fast as I can to get my heart rate up for a couple hours at a time, a walk on lunch break outside around the hospital, and that is my normal daily exercise, although I do go for walks at home too. I am trying to sneak in ways to burn more calories and build more strength and muscles.



"Without wilderness, we will eventually lose the capacity to understand America. "
-- Harvey Broome (Co-founder of The Wilderness Society)