Bunny Lvr's post made me realise: there's no sports thread yet!
Do you play or watch sports? Are you into excercising? Share your thoughts on sports! :3
I personally am doing exercises (I aim for a daily routine, some days I'm a lazy dog, but I do get multiple days a week in) that I got from a guide someone gifted me. I enjoy the boost in confidence and that moving around in general, be it climbing stairs or walking up hills, gets easier! Once the weather gets a bit warmer here I'm aiming to visit a rope park again ^^ it's good fun.
I grew up on a small working ranch, so for me I think horseback riding was the first 'Sport,' though we didn't view it that way (At the time). In Junior and then H.S., I entered shooting competitions, and did barrel racing/roping. While in the Marines, while stationed on the East Coast and going through my first M.O.S. Training, I became P.A.D.I. Certified as an Open Water Diver (SCUBA), and then ramped-up my adrenaline addiction with a bit of skydiving/bungee jumping, but purely as 'Fun.' I never planned on making a lifestyle out of it.
Real 'Sports?' Well, the usual stuff in H.S., nothing too much to say. While I've always had a competitive spirit, I'm not the kind of person who wants to go out and wreck people or adorn my walls with ribbons/medals/trophies. I just want/ed to have 'Fun.'
I did a very stupid thing after my first Tour, got through college and earned my B.S., and while again overseas during my second, had to return home on emergency leave when Papa died. My stupidity made itself known after his funeral, and two days before I was scheduled to return to Active Duty, decided to wrap my truck around a stout tree, and nearly ended this life then-and-there. I'm eternally grateful 'I' was the only one 'I' hurt in that.
While I spent a long time healing/recovering, that incident pretty much ended my 'Active/Sports' life/hobbies, and the older I get the harder it is to just do regular things for any length of time. Can't complain, 'cause I only have myself to blame. It's just part of living.
Nowadays I still enjoy shooting, though I think my days of hunting (Large game) are over. I'm with some great folks who have the patience to tutor me in gardening/preserving and other 'Mountain Man' type skills that interest me (Curing leather/hides/pelts, making structures/tools/weapons/foodstuffs as our ancestors once did, that sort of thing.) I don't have much left by way of strength/stamina, and I certainly can't move around with ease, so that's that.
I guess I've hit my 'Golden Years,' where sitting back in relative comfort, reading, talking, sipping various drinks suitable to the weather and chatting/playing games with folks are my typical routine. I have to admit- I'm content.
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