I love working out alot. It makes me feel replenished and energized. As we are in summer and also having heatwave - I can't push myself more in the realm of cardio that leaves me panting. Newspaper clips and everything online that is creating awareness in regards to survival during summer and heatwave - dedicate their heart and soul to - Low Intensity Workout. Something, cozy and smooth and something nourishing at the same time.
So, early morning I went for a brisk walk and later on our home terrace did some yoga stretch. Very slow and not many of those. After stepping on mat after a long time it feels good and I also don't want to put any pressure on my body. Came down home and stepped in shower on priority as I always do. It is very important to cool down and recover after the stretch routine. Because, weather as it hits 10 am and so on will be all heat! Body needs time to recover and heart needs all the care as well as blood pressure. Heatwave is another ballgame really.
We don't have AC installed at the moment. People go at gym where AC is there. It doesn't make sense overall to me. And when one steps outside from AC in 45°C around daytime or so - because people go to gym anytime during day. That isn't good for body is what I have observed.
Those who have Asthma condition can feel down during this weather and folks who don't have Asthma - can often feel breathless too. And I sometimes feel that during day when temperature is over high up there. I had to splash water and take a dampened stole and wrap around my pulse points.
As a hypochondriac person I tend to sometimes overanalyze heart rate anyways. Sometimes! And I feel like - I'll be on my way and might pass out. The brain that has developed so much vigilance is sometimes good too and sometimes anxiety causing. I wake up and open the news and there is this news of a 25 year old guy having a heart stroke and has high blood pressure. Doctor advising everyone above 25 to get their BP checked. As a 27 year old me I feel so overwhelmed after reading such things first thing in morning. Whenever I visit doctor for any seasonal cough and cold - they do get my BP checked so that's normal. But still I feel overwhelmed thinking what if? I love fitness, health and nutrition and the obsession could see me going down steep into a anxious rabbit hole.
I also feel that the summers are worsened now and one can't really overexert themselves to achieve anything more extra than normal.
I am in Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. We are having temperature that are around 42°C currently. As I head North and see the temparature - they are getting close to 50°C by now and many folks are having heat related illnesses and many hospitals are getting flooded.
All I am making sure is that I drink enough water throughout the day. Put dense feeling curtains to make my room dark as I go about the day and ask my family members to do so. If possible, not stepping outside from 10 am to 4pm. Drink lemon water too! And just staying chill from within and outside too. Using dampened cloth all the time! If the weather is too humid the skincare in the morning sometimes is useless. There are folks who say their AC doesn't work when at peak noon hours, so there's that! Also, installing AC is only way to survive heat oftentimes, especially in North India but AC pulls too much of electricity and also is harmful for climate in a long run actually.
I am tapping into SDGs which are Sustainable Development Goals which will take us towards Agenda 2030. But after seeing whatever is happening in my country in respect to climate and other things it looks like it is millions eons away from what we expect.
It is a privilege to being able to earn a living without stepping outside in the scorching sun, you know! And when I realise that and understand that and feel that - I feel chaotic, calm and grateful and overwhelmed somehow. As coal generates electricity and adds to it further - it is also harmful to environment and creates more heat. So, there's that! My country produces lots of coal so with everything - heat gets compounded further.
After morning stretch today!
There is this boom of AI and all and tradwives are becoming dope to watch online. Talking about SDGs further - with AI taking up someone's employment and opportunity there won't be equality remaining and hence waffles the functionality of SDGs further. (I have no idea why I used waffle here, but it captures what I want to say) The Verge and many publications have signed up agreement with Open AI and will be using it in a lab content farm of theirs. Also, graphic designer who had a valid dream to become lead graphic designer in due course of existing lost his work to AI. As an older GenZ who is close to younger millennial feels smacked by everything that's happening. Infact, age is not a thing anymore! If you are 40, 20 or 30 - feeling the blow of AI will be inevitable. I hate news pieces or think pieces that after placing fine points and facts about "Whether AI will take your job" wrap up by saying No. Or maybe! Why would you say that. I was watching a few videos covering AI work and jobs that are less exposed and because of that came around to read further reports and so on. Things are gonna be super crazy to say the least!
But I must say - what a time to be alive and witness all this.
Haven't skipped my morning pages this year and that's pretty cool.
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