This morning my resting heart rate was 54 beats per minute. The GreenLight laser procedure that I did a couple of months ago is now completely behind me.

June and I just finished loading up the Kona delivery van with a couple hundred boxes of bananas and tomatoes, and it was no problem at all. In fact, now I’m considering getting on the elliptical trainer for a half hour or so.

I’ve been exercising consistently for the last month or so and I’m feeling like it’s time to increase intensity. My goal is to get my resting heart rate below 50 beats per minute. It will take intervals of fairly high heart rate exercising several times per week.

I’ll do this by alternating weight lifting and aerobics in the same session. Twice a week, I’ll try to get my heart rate up to 150-160 beats per minute two or three times for a few minutes.

In a couple of weeks I’ll start making an effort to lose a few pounds.