Ok! It's Day 2 of the Fitness Challenge! My commitment was to walk for at least 30 minutes on my "in between" days, so today I did just that! I took "Stella" with me today as I just did a 3 mile loop near my house that has some hills...she can handle that. It took us exactly 30 minutes. I'm pacing myself as it's only Day 2. It's a good idea to do that so you can get a feel for how sore you will get if exercise is new for you....or if you haven't been doing it regularly. (...that's me lately!) I can feel a slight soreness in my quads today and it feels good, that means change is happening!! So, start slow and pick it up as you feel you can during the 30 days. After your walk today would be a perfect time to do some stretching when your muscles are warm!

We had a great walk, we went early... the coastal fog is here this morning so it was nice a cool. We walked at a pretty good clip, enough for me to get my heart rate up a bit and Stella to get a good pant going! One thing I love to do on my walks is to take pictures of anything that grabs my attention...or inspires me. Today, as I passed these mailboxes, that I've passed a million times, it reminded me of living in Beverly Glen Canyon in LA as a kid and it made me smile. The multiple canyons in Los Angeles that run from the top of Mulholland Drive down to Sunset Boulevard are so scenic, beautiful... and have so much character. There are no sidewalks and there're little "lanes" that fork off here and there... going up further and further into the hills. Because of this, all the mailboxes would be stacked up at the bottom of the lanes. It's funny the things you remember as a kid. It's a fond memory for me because it was such an amazing place to grow up...

If your commitment is to walk during these 30 days, don't talk on your phone, even take your headphones off... just for today ;) Enjoy your surroundings and think of something that makes you happy, even something as small and simple as a mailbox.