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Then I took up Ballroom and Latin American dancing.. 2 dance lessons a week of 1hr each with 2hr practice afterwards. Three practice sessions a week of 4hrs each. Then to improve general stamina I took up running...6km's x 3times a week, and on Sundays a 10km run. At 50 I became a total Vegan ... for a trial period of 6months, then lapsed back to normal vegetarian. During that Vegan period I was able to run, non-stop, for 20km's. I felt I could have qualified to run the Comrades Marathon of 98km! My health improved startlingly... eyes became whiter, skin glowed, muscle tone improved incredibly.
The only problem with being a complete Vegan is that the smell of cooking food is nauseating! And b'b'que meat smells like roasting Human flesh (I smelt that once at a road accident... its the same as the meat we eat).
I also discovered how addicted we are to what we think is "normal" food.... bread, butter, fried chips, salt,things made with dough, sugar, etc.
On a raw diet, the body feels LIGHT, and running is effortless, energy boundless. Its just SO HARD TO PERSEVERE. And friends become alienated because they feel unable to cater for dinners and functions should they want to invite you. And eating out becomes a problem.... and slowly one is seduced back into the "normal" ways.
But one thing for sure.... the body needs to sweat and the heart needs to pump... it needs strenuous excercise at least 3 timeds a week.... so very difficult to discipline oneself.