Yeesh... *pant pant*

OK, the following should come as no surprise since:
(a) I'm a gamer,
(b) have worked in tech support for most of the last decade - all sit down work, and
(c) don't get out much these days,

but man, am I out of shape.

I used to walk to school every day. Granted, this ended 15 years ago with my graduation from high school, but still... It's currently 71 degrees (!) here in Salem, and I had to get out and enjoy it. There's no park I know of nearby (unlike the parks along Lake Michigan in WI,) but I wanted to see how far I could walk before starting to "feel it."

Now, this isn't a "cardio walk" or whatever those mega-arm-swinging, stilt-legged, rapid walks people do are called. No, this was a "use feet to go from point A to point B" walk. I think I made two, maybe three blocks before my back started hurting. Turn around, 1/3 of the way back, and my calves start complaining.

Damn, but I'm out of shape... time to really do something about that. Just need the time.

OK, admittedly that couple of blocks was after coming out, checking out the yard, taking a picture of one of the mountains in the distance, and having to walk around th ehouse to get to the street, but still - that's - round trip - maybe 1/3 of what I used to walk to school every day.

This just will not do.