Walking 3/23/2020

The latest rainstorm appears to have ended so I went outside for a walk. The city closed all the park amenities but still encouraged people to go out and exercise, as long as they stay six feet away from everyone. I’m not sure how far and how fast I walked since the Fitbit tracker crapped out and didn’t record anything about the walk. I did notice that I got tired and winded rather quickly, probably only after a quarter mile. Not sure if it’s because I’ve been in bed a lot, or if my cold (hopefully) symptoms reduced my lung capacity temporarily. It did get better a around the half-mile point though. After the walk, I had to sit in the garage for a few minutes to catch my breath. Never had to do that before. Not good.

There were very few people out. Most were out walking their dogs. The parking lot at the park had lots of cars but it looked like people stayed inside their cars instead of going into the park. I did see signs on the basketball court and jungle gym saying those items were closed. There was also very little traffic on the roads for a Monday. I walked by an elementary school and it was closed.