Last week I played “Capture the Flag” for over an hour in a gym with a bunch of pre-teens. I’m competitive, and not afraid to be tagged, so I landed in “jail” more than a dozen times. That’s a lot of running.

I couldn’t walk for days. I had problems driving because my legs hurt so much. I pulled muscles in my stomach moving boxes because I couldn’t lift with my legs.

I can’t wait to do it again!

They say that Play is a child’s Work. I don’t know who “they” are, but boy are they right! Play is a lot of work. When we’re young and strong, it’s easy. Then sometime in our early adulthood, we stop being so active. It might be work, or school, but whatever the reason, we lose mobility and flexibility and strength and stamina, and we don’t even notice! We think we’ll be young and strong forever, and we take it all for granted. Then one day we notice that we’re no longer young, and that we can no longer keep up.

The key to being able to do is to keep on doing.

I’m signing up for an adult sports league.
I need to play more so I can keep up with my kids