Metro Elevators are on Strike?
There are 88 stone steps coming up out of the Capitol South metro station, and the other day all the up escalators stopped moving right about the time I got to their bases, so I pulled out my umbrella, put my black-n-pink backpack on my shoulders as per manufacturer's suggested usage, and gingerly walked up four flights of stairs. I went carefully, but steadily, making sure to lift the disobedient foot and place it with deliberation, but not too slowly.
To my delight, I arrived at the top with my heart beating faster, but no leg muscles screaming with lactic acid, no sense of acute breathlessness. Awesome. I remember this climb in early 2015, when I got to the top thinking, "There is really something mechanically wrong with me - this shouldn't hurt this much." It has been one of the few actual perks of dumping some weight - my joints are much happier, less pain in knees and shoulders.
To my delight, I arrived at the top with my heart beating faster, but no leg muscles screaming with lactic acid, no sense of acute breathlessness. Awesome. I remember this climb in early 2015, when I got to the top thinking, "There is really something mechanically wrong with me - this shouldn't hurt this much." It has been one of the few actual perks of dumping some weight - my joints are much happier, less pain in knees and shoulders.