Show lf a Time Spare To 4 Spare j By GERALD ANDREWS Retirement Adviser The Th Americans Pleasures of fX Walking dont don't like to walk A few million people inthis In Inthis inthis this country could testify to the contrary Myself included Im I'm not a re recent ent convert to toeo he the eo hobby of o swinging along at at-a at a good pace for several ft tulles miles As a boy I used to walk from the farm to the town and back on a regular schedule And although Im I'm just as happy to be on wheels today 1 I still try t to put in a reasonable s amount of time traveling by Obviously its it's no longer a matter of necessity Its It's a matter of pleasure and of keeping fit by means of my favorite exercise This is one case where In fn my humble opinion pleasure and fitness really do go to to- gether The fitness angle Is familiar to us all aIL The never cease telling us that a good walk for anyone in the right t rc physical ic condition i I tones e up the muscles and makes the circulate blood properly As Iu for the pleasure well wen that should be in the plural plural plural- pleasures And the types you experience depend largely on where you do your walking If its it's In the country you have hae e the fresh air in your face the good earth underfoot and the flowers by the wayside to catch your eye If if Its It's s in the city you have havethe havethe havethe the passersby to offer a touch of camaraderie the stores for some quick q window shopping as you pass and yes even the traffic has an Interest when you pause for a stoplight Then theres there's the walk that does doesn't n t include any of the above Occasionally Im I'm too preoccupied with my own thoughts to notice what's beauty happening Et of f w walking around fk is me that you youcan youcan The can keep going almost automatically automatically auto auto- for long stretches at ata ata ata a time The members of or our walking club claim that their hobby has mapy many virtues and no vices 1 I Zagreb agre ogre |