Fitness after 40

Fitness in quarantine Well here we are locked in our homes as the country and the world battles the dreaded COVID 19 virus. The news is full of statistical data with new cases coming up daily, as I write India has a total of 1965 cases with 50 deaths. Some of us like me are fortunate that we do not have to worry about the daily needs, in fact, if something worries me is running out of my stash of liquor and cigarettes. I guess I have stock, for a few days so we will cross that bridge when the time comes. Recently there have been a lot of posts, where people had posted their home workouts, just as this was going overboard there was another section of the public who had strong words to say against posting home workouts in social media. Personally, I think we need a middle path. Of course, things are bad; people are suffering and if someone feels strongly, and has a sense of social responsibility then there are means to contribute towards the cause of the needy. The system is d...

I have always wondered as to why people like running? How can somebody find the experience of burning pain in your chest, pain in your legs and the fact that every step after sometime feels like an achievement?  Why do we need to run in the first place, life is comfortable as it is why to complicate it. When I was in my training days all I remember how after every cross country practice I was made to stand out of the crowd and always made example of as to how weak I was, couldn't even run properly. More or less I had resigned myself to the fact that I will continue to have a very sour relationship with this sport all my life. Now before you think that this is a story of me beating the odds and becoming an ultra runner then you may stop now and discontinue reading this blog, I do not consider myself to be a very proficient runner and no I do not have a Personal best time that I can be proud of and display in my Facebook page. Truth be told I started my running journey fou...