Monday, October 02, 2006

Exercise

Thomas asked his gramma about exercise while cruising. This is a great question and one we have wrestled with. Right now, before cruising we both walk frequently. Even while at the boat in the marina we take time to walk for exercise. We also both like Palates.
While cruising we expect walking to be a mainstay for exercise. Since we will not have a car, walking will be our main way to get around once we get to shore with our dinghy. We will walk for exercise and to explore, but we will also walk to the laundry, to the grocery store, or to a restaurant. We will also be lugging around that laundry and those groceries.
Some cruising areas actually organize some activities, such as volleyball and so we will check that out. Palates will be difficult as there barely enough open space on Ariel to do this. At best we will be able to do this one at a time being careful to keep within the defined space. We do have some resistance bands on board which we may try. So far neither of us has had much luck with them. Overall we expect this to be a more active lifestyle.

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