I’ve been working through a bunch of my past lists, trying to pull out various things that would make for good “bucket list” accomplishments over the next five years. I was looking at what I’m planning to do for exercise, and so I might as well group them all together.

6. Walking. I’m going to start off small for the first while, aiming to do 40 walks of 2K each over the five years. I’m also going to try to work up to 15 walks of 5K each. Shouldn’t be too hard, although a bit back-ended. And, near the end? Five walks of 10K each. Fingers crossed.

7. Workouts. I’ll be restarting my workouts shortly, and I want to complete 300 in 5 years. That’s not that big, only five per month. Hopefully, I’ll finish early.

8. Archery. I liked archery as a kid, did it a bit in high school too, and I have often thought of doing one of the archery leagues or courses through the RA Centre. And, since part of my goal is to find some activities that I can do with others and attempt to increase my social connections, archery seems like an okay option.

9. Golf. My back is not in great shape, and it may take me a while, but I’d like to go golfing five times, aka at least once a year. I’m tempted to make a commitment to five different courses, but I’m not sure how realistic that is, particularly if I end up going by myself. If I can impose on my father-in-law and son, we might be able to go do 2-3 courses around Peterborough and the cottage.

10. Axe throwing. I actually tried this when I was a teen, just out at the cottage. It was never safe enough to do it for real for any length of time, but it seemed fun. More hatchet throwing at the time, I guess. Anyway, I like the idea of trying it, and if I can find a way to make it a social outing, all the better.

11. Bowling. I hesitate to plan to join a league, although I could use the extra motivation for exercise. Jacob and Andrea don’t enjoy it enough to go regularly, so I’ll probably go by myself. I’ll put it down for 30 times in 5 years, which is still significant. I need to have my back in better shape than it is now, but I’ll get there.

I’ll likely add other exercise options. I’d love to commit to something more martial arts related, or yoga even. Or perhaps even more activities in groups. Darts, obstacle courses, something else. I don’t have any ideas that really resonate with me, but I’ll go with these ones for now. I only have about 30 out of the 60 pre-planned, although I haven’t done all my travel ones yet. Not exactly anyway. Onward!