わが家周辺からも道路面からは雪が消えてきて、道路脇の雪山、最盛期には「エベレスト」のように高々と見下してきていたものが、すっかりタンポポ程度の高さにまで収まってくれています。
　そういうことで野外の動きやすさが加速してきて、高齢者の健康維持の基本と思っている散歩の歩数がほぼ常態になって参りました。っていうか、春の最初期なのでウレシイからか、ついつい距離歩数がレベルアップしてしまっております。
　これはすこし「歩きすぎ」かも知れないとやや慎重な心理も出てきますね。
　しかし、ある程度の運動負荷からか、睡眠の質が向上するように思われる。昨日はやや疲れが来て、夕方７時には就寝していましたが、途中の「夜間頻尿」は収まってくれて午後11時過ぎの１度だけでその後、午前４時前にはスッキリした目覚め。たぶん合計で８時間以上の熟睡か。
　眠りの「質」についても、ときどき見てしまう「悪夢」症候もありませんでした。個人的な見解ですが、夢見というのは健康状態をはかるバロメーターかと思えます。昨晩の眠りでは、目覚めたら夢の内容はすっかり忘れて、でも気持ちの落ち着く夢だった残影だけは残っていた。
　たぶん、前向きに考える力のようなものと健康って、パラレルのように思っています。
　写真は夫婦でのドライブでの近郊・石狩の砂浜から札幌の南側の山並み方向をみたアングル。
　どうも最近は「山並み」の美観に惹き付けられている。雪融け時期なので山並みの遠景にその様子が反映してゆたかなグレデーションを見せてくれる。北海道の春の空は、地上に残る雪原の白さが反射するのと、気温の上昇での「雪融け」による湿度上昇のバランスが生む空気感を映してくれる。
　中空の「あわさ」が独特の感じ、わたし的には「涅槃」感って伝わってくる（笑）。
　まぁ脳内の「高齢化」がそのような「あわさ」の実態なのでしょう・・・。
　ということですが、しかしそれもこれも健康な肉体があってこそ。体力維持のために、１日8,000歩程度を目標に、日々ほどほどに邁進したいと思います。

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[Walking has become easier, and I’ve surpassed 10,000 steps on my daily walks~]
I want to continue embracing the ever-changing beauty of nature with an open heart. To do that, maintaining and improving my health lays the foundation. No pushing myself—just simple daily habits…

　The snow has started to melt from the roads around my house, and the snowdrifts along the roadside—which at their peak towered over us like “Mount Everest”—have now shrunk down to about the height of a dandelion.
　As a result, it’s become much easier to get around outdoors, and I’ve almost returned to my usual walking routine—something I consider essential for maintaining health in old age. Or rather, perhaps because it’s the very beginning of spring and I’m just so happy, I’ve inadvertently increased both the distance and the number of steps I take.
I’m starting to feel a bit cautious, thinking I might be “overdoing it” a little.
However, perhaps due to the moderate exercise, the quality of my sleep seems to have improved. Yesterday, I was feeling a bit tired and went to bed at 7:00 p.m. My “nocturia” has subsided, and I only had to get up once after 11:00 p.m. After that, I woke up feeling refreshed just before 4:00 a.m. I probably got a total of more than eight hours of deep sleep.
As for the “quality” of my sleep, I didn’t have any of those “nightmare” episodes that I sometimes experience. In my personal opinion, dreaming seems to be a barometer of one’s health. When I woke up from last night’s sleep, I had completely forgotten the details of my dream, but a lingering sense of calm remained—a faint echo of a soothing dream.
I tend to think that the ability to think positively and one’s health run parallel to each other.
The photo shows the view from a sandy beach in Ishikari, near where my wife and I went for a drive, looking toward the mountain range south of Sapporo.
Lately, I’ve been particularly drawn to the beauty of mountain ranges. Since it’s the snowmelt season, the distant mountain range reflects this process, displaying a rich gradation of colors. Hokkaido’s spring sky captures an atmosphere born from the balance between the white snowfields still on the ground reflecting light and the rising humidity caused by the “snowmelt” as temperatures rise.
The “blend” in the sky creates a unique feeling; to me, it conveys a sense of “nirvana” (laughs).
　Well, I suppose the “aging” of my brain is the reality behind that “fuzziness”…
That said, all of this is only possible because I have a healthy body. To maintain my physical strength, I aim to walk about 8,000 steps a day and will continue to strive moderately each day.

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Posted on 3月 29th, 2026 by 三木 奎吾
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