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Never say never...
Feb. 9th, 2009 03:37 pmToday I did something I thought I'd never do... and joined a gym.
Not sure I could even say why. I've always thought the whole idea was too artificial, and that it was better to integrate exercise into daily life. And I still think that, really, but with the weather and unemployment situation being the way it is, cycling to work isn't happening and I've been feeling very low in energy and getting out of breath in places I shouldn't. And this gym is affordable and 5 minutes walk from where I live.
And the membership includes unlimited use of the sauna (and the swimming pool, but I'm less likely to take that one up).
Was rather sobering to be weighed - last time I looked I was pushing the high end of the recommended BMI range. Now I'm firmly in the overweight zone. But not for much longer, I hope!
PS - To all of you who replied to my post mentioning Invictus: thank-you. I was really amazed (and heart-warmed) by that. (And no, I didn't write that post or this comment to fish!)
Not sure I could even say why. I've always thought the whole idea was too artificial, and that it was better to integrate exercise into daily life. And I still think that, really, but with the weather and unemployment situation being the way it is, cycling to work isn't happening and I've been feeling very low in energy and getting out of breath in places I shouldn't. And this gym is affordable and 5 minutes walk from where I live.
And the membership includes unlimited use of the sauna (and the swimming pool, but I'm less likely to take that one up).
Was rather sobering to be weighed - last time I looked I was pushing the high end of the recommended BMI range. Now I'm firmly in the overweight zone. But not for much longer, I hope!
PS - To all of you who replied to my post mentioning Invictus: thank-you. I was really amazed (and heart-warmed) by that. (And no, I didn't write that post or this comment to fish!)
