Be able to walk long distances without a backpack

I think I’m getting there. Most of the times I’ve needed to sit down were from my legs getting tired, not my back hurting. Of course that doesn’t mean I’m completely healed, but at least my legs are wearing out before my back is, which wasn’t the case before. Good sign.

For the past few years, I have had serious physical problems, due to crappy genetics and not really taking care of myself. Lately I’ve noticed that if I walk for a long time without a backpack to balance me out, I get nasty pains in my lower back. Pressing my fists into the spots where it hurts helps, but I can’t walk like that forever.

Lately I’ve found myself taking walks in the middle of the night, and I always walk on the side of the road that has the most benches so I can sit down when I have to, which is pretty much every time I pass one. But tonight I was able to skip one before needing to sit. Perhaps someday I’ll be able to walk a lot again :)