Homesteading is not for the weak, either of will or body. I know that
I HAVE to keep in shape or I'll hurt myself, and I can't afford to do
that. Any time I'm not doing enough physical work, I exercise daily.
I'm in better shape now than I was 20 years ago. Stronger, fitter,
less aches and pains than when I sat in an office all day. I'm
planning on adding weight training; hauling heavy things puts more
strain on me as I get older...pieces of equipment, 100 pound sacks of
layer pellets, 300 pound dead sheep, a pile of T posts....it can take
a lot out of a person. I want to be one of those 90 year old women
who can still rake hay all day or throw a hay bale to the top of the
stack. And carry a big stick and threaten people. Oh, to be the
respected old crone.
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