Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 08:49:15 -0500 (EST) From: Reservoir Gods Subject: BLAGUES-L: Exercising From: Earle W. Smith Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 08:45:00 -0600 Good Morning, All: Just received this wakeup from an old friend in NS. Enjoy. Earle - Grande Prairie AB ------------ It is well documented that for every minute that you exercise, you add one minute to your life. This enables you at 85 years old to spend an additional 5 months in a nursing home at $5000 per month. My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was 60. Now she's 97 years old and we don't know where the hell she is. The only reason I would take up exercising is so that I could hear heavy breathing again. I joined a health club last year, spent about 400 bucks. Haven't lost a pound. Apparently you have to show up. I have to exercise early in the morning before my brain figures out what I'm doing. I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. I have flabby thighs, but fortunately my stomach covers them. The advantage of exercising every day is that you die healthier. If you are going to try cross-country skiing, start with a small country. And last but not least: I don't exercise because it makes the ice jump right out of my glass.