I am loving exercising especially my running. I love to feel as if I have done good to my body, when I’m all sweaty and out of breath after a training (running) session.
When I was in Cape Town (Cape Province), I enjoyed walking and running on the beach. It is a much different kind of terrain than roads and treadmills and feeling the sand spilling over your feet, is heaven.
Me and my daughter took a lot of walks throughout the days on the beach. 3 times I went for a run on the beach. I could feel how much more the loose sand on the beach and different terrain, was working my buttocks and legs. It was wonderful! I am yet to find the type of exercise which give me the same result than running or walking on the beach.
Another thing which I noticed when visiting Cape Town and it’s beaches, is the difference in how I coped in moving over this terrains.
The last time I visited a beach environment was in 2008. I was obese and it was so difficult and exhausting to walk over the beach. My legs were getting so tired just moving over the sand for a couple of meters.
I knew that visiting Cape Town, that I would have to move over beaches again and I dreaded it because of how difficult it was to me the last time.
But I was pleasantly surprised to find that this was not the case this time. Mobility over the sand was so easy this time around. I did not get tired by just walking over it for short periods of times. It was such a pleasure to be able to walk over the beach terrain without becoming out of breath after a couple of meters. This is where I decided to take long walks with my daughter and even running on the beach a few times. It was such a great milestone in this journey of mine and this is what I so desperately miss about Cape Town.
Beautiful photo. I think you would have liked living here for the reason that we have the beach really close to us.
Love the photo! It is nice to hear about the benefits you feel from and while running. I also love to run along the beach near my home and to feel the sea breezes on my face!
glad you enjoyed the beach
Nothing more beautiful than CT…I only get to visit the beaches during my summer holidays when there.
I miss being close enough to drive to the beach. You are right about it being easier to walk on the sand when you are at a lower weight!
Absolutely stunning and its a wonderful thing to hear how far you have come! I for one cannot walk on the sand due to my neuropathy, I have to wear shoes if I do so I miss that.