So you think you can walk

Remember the days in junior high P.E. ; those unforgiving, hot, miserable, runs around tracks, and all the variations that coaches deemed "fun" were the worst part of your day. Remember those Indian Runs? (actual running not the nasty opposite) You would just struggle to move your way up to the front of the line..I did an Indian "Walk" today....in my Aerobic Walking Class. Yes. Aerobic Walking. Why did I sign up for this class? I figured just like anyone else.."I have legs and I can move them..Easy class." Wrong. We are the quinessential "Mall Walkers", arms pumping and hips swaying. It is not for the feeble minded. Believe it or not, "speed" walking is a challenge. Who knew that there are olympic speed walkers? Our "prof" is a scraggly 50 something year old man who has calves that make mine look like twigs (and I am a runner) Everyday he tells some long drawn out story in our warm-up and ends the story with "And that is why we do push-ups..Get on your hands and knees folks" Today the story was about climbing a mountain top, more or less a metaphor for reaching goals in life. Of course, one can not climb a mountain top if they are a weakling. We already knew the end of the story, if you want to climb mountains you gotta do push-ups. Hey thunder calves, it looks like I will be climbing this mountain for a LONG time....