When (and if?) I’m Free Again
When the subject of asking me where I’m itching to go once the attack on the free world is defeated comes up, there are two places that I’m just dying to get back to as soon as we’re “allowed,” and those would be, in order of importance, the gym and the beach.
The gym is more important because I’m losing out on the key parts of my exercise routine that I rely on to stay in the best of health. I only have a couple of dumbbells and a barbell here at home, but I don’t have anywhere near the amount of weight I’m lifting when I’m working out at the gym.
I also don’t have an elliptical machine at home for my cardio. If I just went out and ran, there’s a good chance my bad knee would be killing me with pain at night. So as far as my physical health is concerned, it’s degrading slowly over time, and will continue until I can get back to the gym and to my workouts.
At my age, it’s not easy to get back in shape if I miss too much time away, and the amount of time I can even afford to miss, isn’t very much time at all. It’s going to be hard to get back to my cardio workout level because the longer I can’t do it, the steeper the path to getting back up that mountain will be.
I’ve read articles pointing out that, in America, which is already home to some of the most “out of shape” peeps in the world, peeps will be getting more obese, more unhealthy, and likely some will die, due to overeating and just sitting and lying around while staying at home.
The beach is another place that, all of a sudden, I can’t visit anymore. That sucks. I would have been to the beach at least a few times by now, but I guess I’ll just have to mark this as “The Year of Lost Freedom.”
I think it’s the epitome of stupidity that I cannot go to the beach. I’ll just put that out there now. There is absolutely no reason for this draconian measure, but obviously, baby tyrants in some states think they have complete and utter power to do whatever the hell they please, no matter how recklessly unconstitutional it is.
This is not to infer that I think we should not have closed businesses for a while to stop the spread of this virus, but there now appears to be some confirmation slowly making its way to the people, that the virus was an attack by the CCP, and their goals with it have been quite effective. But, thank goodness, not effective enough.
When I read about a guy getting arrested because he took his daughter to a park, to swing on the swings I get angry. They were the ONLY two people there, but that little girl saw the cops arrest her father and put him in handcuffs for such a heinous “crime” of letting his daughter have fun. Yes, it’s becoming rather insane.
Hopefully when this gets cleared up, the whole world will rise up against the CCP and put them out of business for good. There’s already talk that the United States may demand that China excuse its debt as reparation for their attack on the people of the free world.
I would just love to see that happen.
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Agreed, I only recently started gym and doing it home kinda sucks. Although I definitely could if I had an iota of discipline. I have just been enjoying the holiday a bit not paying attention to any news etc. I don't even go on twitter cause I might learn something about what is going on around me haha.
As for China and all the politics it kinda pisses me off that we always seem to finally hit a breakpoint and then nothing. Goodluck that side though.
Yeah, I'm kind of waiting to see what comes out of this China thing. There seems to be collusion between the WHO and China, with the WHO covering for the CCP. That's some bad shit! The World Health Organization in bed with Communists is a tragic development, but then there's a slew of American politicians on both sides that are in bed with China too. This cannot continue.
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I stay about 550km from my closest beach, I has just started on my yearly vacation at the beach, when I had to return home due to the Corona Virus lock-down!!
Would also love to get to the beach again!!
OMG! That is really sad, and I'm sorry that had to happen to you with the beach so far away! I hope you can get back there really soon!
I'm lucky in that regard, as the beach is pretty close to my home.
I hope this pandemic is over soon as everyone is getting antsy with the self-isolation. Hubby and I do go for a drive down by the ocean every other day and that helps.
If this is germ warfare it would be a terrible thing and it would wipe out the country that send it out too.
I’m trying to upvote your post but it keeps giving me a message that I can’t vote more than once every 3 seconds. Must be a glitch. I will check back later.
I hope it's over soon too. We weren't made to live like this!
Biological warfare is indeed one of the things that the WORLD has said cannot be tolerated at all. But powerful authoritarian China has been attacking us almost steadily. Remember the Chinese dog food that was killing pets left and right a few years ago? Then there was the Chinese wallboard that was leaking cancerous chemicals being sold by Lumber Liquidators.
These aren't accidents.
The free world becoming trading or any kind of partners with China, which definitely wants to rule the whole world and has stated so many times, IMO, was, and is, insane.
I grew up in a beach town and used to spend a lot of time by the sea. Now I can only dream of it, given the current restrictions.
It's really unfathomable to me that keeping people from the beach is necessary. It seems to me to be like a "piling on" to make things worse than they really are. And then there are stores where they have things blocked off and people can't buy them, because they aren't "essential" items. That's just about as dumb as it can get! 🤣
Living approximately 1 kilometer from the beach as the bird flies we are not allowed to go down at the moment, yes first on the hit list will be the beach.
Never been a fan of going to a gym so no problem there.
Back to the beach; local fishermen have been warned/fined for going down to try catch food for the day, something that has been done for years, frustration levels will only last that long, hunger will drive people long before an unseen virus!
Stopping the people from getting their own food by fishing, which doesn't endanger anyone, is such a tyrannical move, IMO. More "piling on," just as with forbidding people wanting to go to the beach. Are they testing (flexing) their power?
Wouldn't be surprised, all these sudden 'laws' imposed to control people never has a good outcome IMHO. Things like cigarettes and alcohol being banned will push them underground along with the rife drug trade, human trade, illegal animal trade already happening....
Sheeple follow orders, others do their own thing and get rich in the interim!
The year of lost freedom is a very apt description! I also wonder if things will ever be the same, I strongly doubt it! China has brought the world to its knees and many world leaders are playing right into their hands, economies are falling everywhere! We do need social distancing and other protective measures but certainly should not bring the world to a total stop because hunger and malnutrition is sure to follow! They should be held accountable for not reporting this virus immediately and investigated as to how the virus really started; likely in a lab that was grossly negligent and not by someone eating a bat bought at a fish market that doesn't sell bats as some scientists say it's impossible for that virus to have jumped from an animal to a human!
Oh gosh, excuse the long moan but it's really horrendous what the world is facing now!
Oh I hear you, and I agree. China owns so many western government members, news media people, celebrities and other influential people, and they are all speaking up, defending them. Unbelievable! These people, whether they know it or not, are aiding the CCP in their quest to
enslaverule the world.I personally am beginning to believe this virus is being used as a biological weapon in an attack on the west. Some people say, "but China has had lots of deaths too;" well, okay, but if anyone thinks China cares about human life, I think they need to search, read and get caught up.
It's also just come out that China also banned all in-country air-travel from Wuhan sometime in March, but still allowed flights carrying people from Wuhan, to go all over the world. That clearly shows intention on the part of the CCP, IMO.
But here in America, we have "news" reporters sticking up for the CCP rather than asking questions about their actions. The press corps. even brought an actual CCP propagandist from China, to ask "questions" at the White House update the other day. Crazy times we're living in right now.
Have you tried yoga? I find that although I have a gym at home (one of the rooms that was a must-have after not being able to make it to the gym in the snow.) and the bamboo flooring so it could look like a gym. Stretch bar. Mirror. Boom. I will never go without a gym again.Okay, so I am a little spoiled.
But, honestly, I have a treadmill, elliptical and one of those total gym things to lift and row, etc... I like the gym for social reasons, but, I find I am pretty okay doing it at home.
As for the other things we are importing. I'll shut my mouth so I don't get in trouble there. ;)
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Oh yes; one of my girlfriends from the past is an accomplished yogi, and many were the times that I "tried it" with her, and even during some of her classes, when I'd be the "guest." It's hard to do for me, for sure, but I do know practicing it brings fantastic benefits.
I never really got into yoga much, even though I know I should have, but because I've been working out at gyms most of my life, I never really felt compelled to do it. It would come in handy now, but there'd still be the cardio I'm missing, which is the part of my workouts I'm most concerned about, and the difficulty I'll have getting back to my previous level when I am finally able to return.
Thanks for visiting and commenting, and I don't know about anyone else, but you don't have to shut your mouth for me! 😅
Oh, order a danged elliptical and get it set up in your living room if you have to. Then when this is over, donate it and get the tax deduction!!
Hurry before you lose any more. I agree. I have worked out my entire life(was a gymnast through college years) so I get it.
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