Pickles by Brian Crane for April 26, 2022

If you pickled that brain it would be less trouble some

Opal’s stoicism is very telling in this situation.

sure, Earl

I tried something similar a few times, but it turns out that my brain is smarter than I am.

I had lower back pain for years. Doctors didn’t agree on a diagnosis or treatment. I was down to getting spinal injections, but the physiatrist said I could try physical therapy. I did and the stretching exercises helped. The pain is now completely gone. So I do the exercises regularly even though I don’t like doing them.

Earl an important part of getting older is to still work the body !

Most people don’t like exercising for any reason, but the do it anyway.

Whenever I feel like exercising I just lie down until the feeling goes away.

At least he’s doing exercises, Opal!

I like to get it done before my body realizes I’m doing it. . .

At my age, I faithfully follow Nike’s one-time maxim of “Just Do It.” I “just do it” before “I just forget it.” (sigh)

Earl forgot what time it was. He was watching Hoda and got distracted. Oooh, time for Price is Right! Gotta go!

I don’t think ya need to worry about your brain……

Now there’s a guy who is really onto himself.

Honestly, I think this is good advice. Thanks Earl!

Earl needs to be spontaneous with Opal…..ha!

Wow, Earl looks like he’s lost weight!

Your brain is not the problem. You need to exercise before your BODY realizes what you’re doing, so it doesn’t get upset and decide to hurt you.

Earl just forgot to exercise in the morning. That’s really why he’s doing it in the afternoon.

About 2 hours ago Mudd said,

Do some research on Keto therapy. Mix and match is what I do. :>)

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Unfortunately for Earl, a lot of what he does happens before his brain realizes what he’s doing.

Mañana, mañana, is good enough for me.

Earl is such a mental case…I mean genius!

Hey, me too, but PT was bad for my 3-types of arthritis. I’ve had over 20 epidurals, which only worked for about a month, and now resort to a back / sciatic-joint brace. My bro had acupuncture, which works.

Proof it works:

There is much his brain doesn’t realize.

Sounds like he needs some brain exercise. (I’m far more concerned with brain deterioration than body deterioration)

My exercise is morning time after breakfast, I have a stay fit indoor skier, other indoor skier I had previously I wore it out, I then took small steps, now 20 minutes each day except on Sunday, then later 1 mile with 3 dogs. I also have a gazelle.

Is it my imagination or is Earl losing weight?

Does anyone else get annoyed by the i-Phone “Health” app? It tells you steps each day, but in the “Highlights” section, it chastises you for variations of “You’re walking less than you did yesterday/last week/last month, etc.” Shut up! It doesn’t know I went swimming or biking or whatever. (Or forgot to turn my phone on again after nap time, ha ha).

Yeah, it’s best to sneak up on those exercises, lest they wait for you.

Walking is still the best exercise. “Spot” exercising doesn’t give you that full-body stimulation for long enough, especially for older people. Walking is also less boring than other forms of exercise. Of course, the best way to promote your own walking is to walk “to” somewhere. The worst way is if that destination is a bakery. (I speak from experience.)