Hello everyone, I realize I am a little late posting but I just realized I hadn’t posted my exercise for today and wanted to share with you what I had done!! Today was the first day of Winterlude in Ottawa which is a very magical time for Ottawa. It is a time that we truly celebrate that we are Canadian. The Rideau Canal was opened up for skating and so you can skate from Dow’s lake all the way to Downtown Ottawa if you like. The problem is you have to make it back somehow!!! So today I took my son down to the canal. We arrived in the early afternoon and skated until the sun was going down so around 3 hours of being on the ice and or outside in the cold crisp air. We had planned to share a Beavertail but the lineups were crazy and so my son opted for a poutine and a hot dog and I had a nice hot coffee which helped to warm my hands and oh yeah we both had some taffy on a stick lipsmack!!

It was a perfect day, my son and I both had a really fun time chasing each other down the canal and feeling the energy of the thousands of other skaters on the canal. I realized that I am not getting outside enough and am definitely not getting enough sunshine, but today I got both and I will sleep like a baby tonight.

If you are contemplating what to do for exercise tomorrow, head down to the Canal, or if you are not from Ottawa head down to the outdoor skating rink and enjoy the day!! I know that today I certainly did…thanks Ronnie!!

MaryC

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MaryC