As I am finding it hard to alot an hour time of my day to fitness I envy the lifestyle of people before 90's. I have seen the way my grand parents led life, their daily chores itself was enough to keep them fit.
Chores such as drawing water from well, pumping water as there were no water pipes to supply water directly to home. No vaccum cleaners to clean the floors, got to sweep and wipe no matter how big the house and had to be done daily. No washing machines, loads of clothes washed by hand. Bicycles use was more, on the contrary we do stationary cycling for hours in gym. I have seen my grandma grinding grains too, thinking of it now I realize how good exercise it is, move the entire upper body clockwise and anticlockwise. Climbing steps to reach the terrace, of course there were no multistory buildings but even climbing ladder to reach the first floor is good physical work. Walking miles to reach fields or workplace and kids miles to reach schools.Many such activities which we barely do now or rather none.
Advancement in machinery have no doubt made life easy and human body rigid everything happens at press of button. In this daily busy schedule where we all are busy running running hope at least we know what we are running after we must try and squeeze in that precious hour to take care of our body. I do think on these line and start of strictly to workout which continues for week and sometimes for months too but somehow caught in this ocean of life my efforts are in vain but I try to gather all the will and dream to make it a routine in fact such thoughts drive me to write this too.
Chores such as drawing water from well, pumping water as there were no water pipes to supply water directly to home. No vaccum cleaners to clean the floors, got to sweep and wipe no matter how big the house and had to be done daily. No washing machines, loads of clothes washed by hand. Bicycles use was more, on the contrary we do stationary cycling for hours in gym. I have seen my grandma grinding grains too, thinking of it now I realize how good exercise it is, move the entire upper body clockwise and anticlockwise. Climbing steps to reach the terrace, of course there were no multistory buildings but even climbing ladder to reach the first floor is good physical work. Walking miles to reach fields or workplace and kids miles to reach schools.Many such activities which we barely do now or rather none.
Advancement in machinery have no doubt made life easy and human body rigid everything happens at press of button. In this daily busy schedule where we all are busy running running hope at least we know what we are running after we must try and squeeze in that precious hour to take care of our body. I do think on these line and start of strictly to workout which continues for week and sometimes for months too but somehow caught in this ocean of life my efforts are in vain but I try to gather all the will and dream to make it a routine in fact such thoughts drive me to write this too.
