What daily habit do you do that improves your quality of life?
I try to strike a balance
Between exercise and rest.
They’re equally important
To get you at your best.
I lead an active lifestyle
So make sure that I rest
Short breaks in the daytime
And an early night a must.
You will not get the benefit
From exercise alone
It’s actually the recovery
That helps to make you strong.
I try to get a good nights sleep
Eight hours if I can
I’m usually up out early
To take my morning run.
But I balance long with shorter runs
And faster runs with slow
And make sure that there are rest days
When I don’t run at all.
Recovery will take longer
When you are getting old
I rest less than I ought to
If the truth were to be told.
But chief among my habits
It’s to get a good nights rest.
I’m off to bed quite early
To rest my weary head.
Andrew Green's Poems 