A Message from My Expanding Capillaries
Walking outside one day after dinner, we encountered a field covered with dandelions next to my sister's school. Of course, how could we resist the temptation to run across it? So that's what we did, all three of us, Jocelyn, Sherry and me, running, kicking, jumping as we went, trailing behind Dad. It was the first time I'd gone beyond a walking pace in the past 3 months and it was exhilarating. However, as the field came to an end and we started to head home, my legs began to itch. By the time we were at our front door, the itch became so intense it felt as though my legs were covered in mosquito bites. Out of desperation, I sped into the house and jumped into a cold shower. Although never quite so intense, itchy thighs when running are all but too familiar to me, they're due to expanding arteries and capillaries after one's stayed sedentary for too long. In other words: it's time to exercise! By now, it's probabl...