Over the past three months, I have made a conscious effort to make exercise a regular part of my life here, both to stay healthy and keep off the tortilla padding that is so easily gained. :) Exercising in Orocuina has required some creativity as poverty induced violence is high and walking/running alone is not advisable outside of the 10 blocks that make up the downtown. In attempts to make use of what´s available, I have taken to climbing stairs ... 2 sets of stairs to be exact, many, many times. At first, Benicia made fun of me running up and down my 2 story apartment stairs, but now she cheers me on and tells everyone how in shape I am :) I have also created small handweights for myself using gatorade bottles filled with water... am working up to sand! In addition to stair climbing, I take advantage of my outdoor ¨veranda¨ for sunrise and sunset yoga sessions, and use a video program called P90X, which kicks my behind. When none of this sounds exciting... there is always hip shaking to the Daddy Yankee or Chicas Roland that grace my speakers these days.Staying in shape without a gym has been a great challenge in self determination and creativity!
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