No polyps and boy do we need water when it is hot

Hot weather walking
Water is your friend

I have several blogs I follow of fellow walkers. Scott is walking to retirement with the goal in mind to do 100 walk competitions before he retires. http://walkingtoretirement.blogspot.com/ I hope he continues to walk in retirement. Scott that would be a great title for your continuing blog.  http://bookladywalker.wordpress.com/ is a lady who walks in half or full marathons. She trains 5 or 6 miles daily. She trains in Florida which is real nice from October through early May but in the summer months it would be brutal. Read her blog walking in the heat. She offers some good tips

• walk before the sun goes up. I observed in my mother's retirement village down in Florida, that there were 20-30 senior walkers walking before the sun gets up. The temperature is in the high 60's to low 70's with no sun or car movement. (Cleaner air to breath) Plus you get to see nocturnal animals
• She uses indoor walking strategies and work  outs including Leslie Sansone tapes and Cd's. Her workouts include a total body work out and weight resistance.
• I would add clothes designed to cut down sun exposure. I love my big hat. No sunburn dome for me thank you. When I snorkel I where a bandanna and and a tee shirt with plenty of sunscreen. It is not about looks but feeling good later because I didn't get burned.
•  Water and nutrition is vital in walking in the heat. Our bodies air-condition with sweat. You will need more water that 8 glasses on hot days when you exert yourself in the heat.

Walking before the sun rises has two advantages: cooler and
no cars

There are alot of good sources that talk about hydration and exercise. http://www.realage.com/  and Over the years Cooper Aerobics has reported about water and exercise. On article by Carla Sottovia, Ph.D., is assistant fitness director and senior personal trainer at Cooper Fitness Center gives this advise:
In order to avoid becoming dehydrated during physical activity, follow these fluid intake guidelines:

Two hours prior to beginning an exercise session, drink two cups of water (one cup = eight ounces).

15 minutes before, drink one cup of fluids.

Every 10 to 15 minutes during exercise, drink 1/2 to one cup of fluids

After exercising, drink one to two cups of fluid for every one pound of body weight lost (or until "urine" becomes pale).
When I went to Israel one of the themes we looked at was where there is water there is life. I remember being at Engeti an oasis David went to in the desert near the middle of the Dead Sea. The Dead Sea is a water source that is unusable. I swam in the pools of Engeti and filled my canteen there and drank the sweet water. Wells are still important as they were in the days of Abraham, Issac and Jacob. At Jacob well Jesus helped the  woman to see that He was the living water. John 4, Isa. 55:1; Rev. 22:17. The living water refers to eternal life given freely to those who put their faith in Jesus as their Savior.

Engdi, nice place to swim

Water, we are made of it and it is crucial in our life here. walking, workout, yard work and moving we need it. Over all it beats what ever we drink and is always good for us. In the same way faith in Jesus is foundational for our spiritual ife and health.
One more thing, I hope my blogs  are helpful and as much as I can be have sound ideas. The Internet is public and there are all kinds of silly things out there. Somebody posted on my face book a silly notion of drops to miraculously help you loose weight. I reported it as spam as soon as I became aware of it. I am not a doctor or expert.  I may report things I read and share my experiences, but it is always a good idea to check out what I say. Your doctor knows you and even then you are responsible for your own choices. How many times have you checked out a second opinion. My GP encourages me to do that. He often helps me find experts to help me. There have been times when I have come back with good people I have found. On doctor really knew about Tinnitus and I can't wait to show him my orthopedic brace made by a specialist. My care given by my GP is priceless.
Along these lines my colonoscopy had no polyps or pre-cancer cells. In my prep I did something you may find is 7th grade humor. I watched a funny movie on my computer sitting in the bathroom. A colonoscopy is much better than colon cancer. We may hate the preps but colon cancer is far worse. Keep walking