Running,Jogging, Nordic Walking.

On Saturday evening my wife and I had a Skype link with my brother and like always we enjoyed it. It brings us both closer to each other all though thousands of miles separate us. I was glad to hear that his walking is on a daily basis and he is enjoying it. Sometimes his daughter accompanies him and gives him a good run, or should I say walk for his money. On Sunday morning while I was running a few thoughts came to mind about how long have I actually been running and to my amazement after some consideration I find myself now in the 38th year with one or two breaks in between due to illness or job. Running, Jogging or Nordic Walking, it doesn’t make much difference which one of those one does they are all good for your health and also helps to keep you fit. I took up running purely for health reasons. After coming out of the army after serving six years I was naturally top fit and my weight was around 66 kilos. My wife and I had decided long before I was demobbed that we were going to live in Germany because of the economical situation in England at the time. Well to cut the story short, what with having to learn the languish and the job I was in an extreme stress situation and totally neglected my health. I was smoking heavily and over eating and what was worse than that I did no kind of sport what so ever. My weight increased to 82 kilos I was out of breath if I did anything strenuous, in other words I was in a hell of a mess. After a total medical check up and on the imperative advice of the doctor I stopped smoking and started jogging, Later on I joined a group of runners. My average weight today is 71 kilos.
I myself like running but I know a lot of people who can’t understand when I tell them I enjoy myself during a run, I have the feeling that they think I’m telling them a load of rubbish. Of course there have been many of times when I have asked myself, why am I doing this? When for instance a ten-kilometre run feels like I am completing a Marathon. After showering and because of the extra intake of oxygen during the run, which makes me feel I’m on top of the world, it’s always then, that I realise it was worth the effort. I am getting to the age now when the long distance runs don’t interest me all too much. I do a 15-kilometre run now and again but mainly stick to 10 kilometres. I only hope that I can keep it up for a few more years. Movement for old people is a muss but also for young people too.
Take care out there were ever you are. Tshüss

Folder-Gluer.

Last night (Sunday evening our time) we had a Skype link with my brother no1broadstreet it lasted over the hour and was, from the conversation side of it most enjoyable. The link was the best one up to now, no interference, no voice break downs, in fact very good.
It’s now Whit Monday morning the weather is perfect, blue sky’s a light wind and I’m sat outside writing this post.
Tomorrow I am at work and I have to make maintenance documents for two Folder- Gluers, which will take up; I should say most of the day. I always enjoy the days at work something entirely different then the normal day procedure, I only hope the job holds out awhile longer. One never knows now days what with the economical situation, although last time I was there all the machines in the production were running. I spoke to the production manager and he told me it’s all ups and downs nothing constant.
I’m teaching my wife to make a video so that she will be able to make them for her Face-book. The limited time for a video in Face-book (2 minuets) makes it difficult to make a decent one and you have only a 100 MB which means you have to compress it when you are finished losing a lot of the quality in doing so. I useVirtualDub to compress the videos, it’s simple to use and quite effective.
Take care out there were ever you are. Tshüss
The photos are of the Folder-Gluer.