Comments on: The Strength Within http://butuki.com/laughing_knees/the-strength-within/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:15:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Thomas http://butuki.com/laughing_knees/the-strength-within/#comment-11754 Thomas Sun, 27 Jul 2008 05:48:32 +0000 http://butuki.com/laughing_knees/?p=330#comment-11754 I'm reading through your older posts right now and just found this one - it's funny, I just started going regularly to the gym - for the first time in my life - this year. I'm now in my 40s and I also started to realize that I'm gaining weight a lot easier then when I was a young whippersnapper. :) So I started swimming three times a week and it's been doing wonders for my body and my spirit... I know how you feel now. So congratulations and I hope you'll be taking your rejuvenated body up into the mountains some time this year! Ganbatte! I’m reading through your older posts right now and just found this one – it’s funny, I just started going regularly to the gym – for the first time in my life – this year.

I’m now in my 40s and I also started to realize that I’m gaining weight a lot easier then when I was a young whippersnapper. :) So I started swimming three times a week and it’s been doing wonders for my body and my spirit… I know how you feel now.

So congratulations and I hope you’ll be taking your rejuvenated body up into the mountains some time this year!

Ganbatte!

]]> By: zen http://butuki.com/laughing_knees/the-strength-within/#comment-11604 zen Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:52:19 +0000 http://butuki.com/laughing_knees/?p=330#comment-11604 Omedeto!!! Ganbatte ne! Omedeto!!!

Ganbatte ne!

]]> By: vegetablej http://butuki.com/laughing_knees/the-strength-within/#comment-11601 vegetablej Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:48:53 +0000 http://butuki.com/laughing_knees/?p=330#comment-11601 Great that you discovered fitness as a way to feel better and get your insulin down. Although I'm not so fit now, I have plan to get started again as it really means freedom as we age to do much more than is otherwise possible. Besides if I am still in the country, I may need the strength to chop wood this coming winter. That axe is twice as heavy as I remembered. I'll check out Crossfit as it sounds like it's workng for you. I can only dream of pull-ups. Nice to hear you feeling happy and more settled and great you have met a few friends. It makes all the difference. In this and your future, whatever you do, I wish you as much happiness as you can hold. :) Great that you discovered fitness as a way to feel better and get your insulin down. Although I’m not so fit now, I have plan to get started again as it really means freedom as we age to do much more than is otherwise possible. Besides if I am still in the country, I may need the strength to chop wood this coming winter. That axe is twice as heavy as I remembered.

I’ll check out Crossfit as it sounds like it’s workng for you. I can only dream of pull-ups.

Nice to hear you feeling happy and more settled and great you have met a few friends. It makes all the difference. In this and your future, whatever you do, I wish you as much happiness as you can hold. :)

]]> By: Dave http://butuki.com/laughing_knees/the-strength-within/#comment-11600 Dave Fri, 30 May 2008 18:42:49 +0000 http://butuki.com/laughing_knees/?p=330#comment-11600 I've always had much the same reaction to gym and sports. But probably now it wouldn't bother me to be around all those testosterone-crazed young whippersnappers. Which doesn't necessarily mean I'm going to be following your example any time soon... I’ve always had much the same reaction to gym and sports. But probably now it wouldn’t bother me to be around all those testosterone-crazed young whippersnappers. Which doesn’t necessarily mean I’m going to be following your example any time soon…

]]> By: marja-leena http://butuki.com/laughing_knees/the-strength-within/#comment-11599 marja-leena Thu, 29 May 2008 15:48:00 +0000 http://butuki.com/laughing_knees/?p=330#comment-11599 Congratulations on becoming so fit and feeling happier! You are an inspiration. I agree, even from a woman's point of view, that school sports focus too much on competition. Maybe it's an easier way for the teachers to manage a large class? Teaching students how to do life long physical activities on their own by helping them find what interests them the most, whether it's team sports or hiking or jogging, is the best kind of physical education. Anyway, I hope you get a chance to go to some of your beloved mountains soon! Congratulations on becoming so fit and feeling happier! You are an inspiration. I agree, even from a woman’s point of view, that school sports focus too much on competition. Maybe it’s an easier way for the teachers to manage a large class? Teaching students how to do life long physical activities on their own by helping them find what interests them the most, whether it’s team sports or hiking or jogging, is the best kind of physical education. Anyway, I hope you get a chance to go to some of your beloved mountains soon!

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