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Juniper · 12-19-2008, 01:20 PM

Well, he just went over and bought the thing. It's en route to our house as we speak.

I don't particularly like "working out" - it IS boring, and I would much rather go do something more fun like take a hike, ride bikes, go swimming, play a sport, etc.

BUT...where I live there's nowhere safe to hike/ride (busy road), our swimming pool at the moment is a bit chilly, and let's face it - watching me play a sport would be damn good entertainment and you'd pee in your pants laughing so hard. Ha. Ha.

I especially hate going to a gym, having to wait for someone else to get off a piece of icky, sweaty equipment so I can use it (and feeling rushed by the person waiting for me) or feeling like my jiggly fat ass is on display in the middle of the room while I (ungracefully) struggle with the elliptical. Then I have to either take a shower in a public stall or go home sweaty, both of which suck in the wintertime.

My problem is that it's just such a huge time sink. "30 minute workout" requires at least 30 minutes total commuting time, 10 minutes getting ready, 30 minutes actually exercising, 15 minutes cooling down after, 10-20 minutes getting dressed to go home. Pretty soon you've sunk three hours into this workout thing, effectively taking up your entire morning or afternoon that you could have spent sitting on the PC surfing the Cellar eating Doritos.

No no seriously, I mean, could have spent working. For pay. Or doing laundry or something.

I've worked out at the YMCA off and on. I put my son in preschool at the YMCA, so when I dropped him off I'd work out. Of course the next year he went to Kindergarten elsewhere and I had no reason to drive the whole 5 minutes down to the Y. I still did, occasionally, though. We joined the Y near where we live now, but I couldn't make myself go as much as I needed to.

Oh, and last year I joined Curves. I like that even less than the Y. Ew, ew, ew. Curves is a strange thing. You do every piece of equipment for 30 seconds (!) then move on to this walk-in-place mat, then another machine, another mat, etc., while Curves cover versions of pop music blare, and in the middle of the circle is a way-too-perky instructor chatting with you and the other ladies and telling you what you're doing wrong. You're supposed to chat with all the other women while you work out like it's some kind of social event, because you aren't supposed to get "winded" anyway. Blech.

I think that if I can just get up in the morning, do my work out, then take the shower I would have taken anyway and really only spend 30 minutes on the exercise part of my day - while I watch the news or something - that might be just fine.

At any rate, it's clear I've got to do something. I'm not quite obese or anything, but I've got about 30 pounds that need to go away. I also have high blood pressure and I'm sure that 30 pounds would make that go away too.

Could be really cool having a buff hubby too.

12-19-2008, 01:20 PM	#16
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,539	Well, he just went over and bought the thing. It's en route to our house as we speak. I don't particularly like "working out" - it IS boring, and I would much rather go do something more fun like take a hike, ride bikes, go swimming, play a sport, etc. BUT...where I live there's nowhere safe to hike/ride (busy road), our swimming pool at the moment is a bit chilly, and let's face it - watching me play a sport would be damn good entertainment and you'd pee in your pants laughing so hard. Ha. Ha. I especially hate going to a gym, having to wait for someone else to get off a piece of icky, sweaty equipment so I can use it (and feeling rushed by the person waiting for me) or feeling like my jiggly fat ass is on display in the middle of the room while I (ungracefully) struggle with the elliptical. Then I have to either take a shower in a public stall or go home sweaty, both of which suck in the wintertime. My problem is that it's just such a huge time sink. "30 minute workout" requires at least 30 minutes total commuting time, 10 minutes getting ready, 30 minutes actually exercising, 15 minutes cooling down after, 10-20 minutes getting dressed to go home. Pretty soon you've sunk three hours into this workout thing, effectively taking up your entire morning or afternoon that you could have spent sitting on the PC surfing the Cellar eating Doritos. No no seriously, I mean, could have spent working. For pay. Or doing laundry or something. I've worked out at the YMCA off and on. I put my son in preschool at the YMCA, so when I dropped him off I'd work out. Of course the next year he went to Kindergarten elsewhere and I had no reason to drive the whole 5 minutes down to the Y. I still did, occasionally, though. We joined the Y near where we live now, but I couldn't make myself go as much as I needed to. Oh, and last year I joined Curves. I like that even less than the Y. Ew, ew, ew. Curves is a strange thing. You do every piece of equipment for 30 seconds (!) then move on to this walk-in-place mat, then another machine, another mat, etc., while Curves cover versions of pop music blare, and in the middle of the circle is a way-too-perky instructor chatting with you and the other ladies and telling you what you're doing wrong. You're supposed to chat with all the other women while you work out like it's some kind of social event, because you aren't supposed to get "winded" anyway. Blech. I think that if I can just get up in the morning, do my work out, then take the shower I would have taken anyway and really only spend 30 minutes on the exercise part of my day - while I watch the news or something - that might be just fine. At any rate, it's clear I've got to do something. I'm not quite obese or anything, but I've got about 30 pounds that need to go away. I also have high blood pressure and I'm sure that 30 pounds would make that go away too. Could be really cool having a buff hubby too.