Sore.<\/p>\n
Sore.<\/p>\n
Sore.<\/p>\n
Did I mention I was sore?<\/p>\n
Did you know when you cough or sneeze your abdominal muscles flex?\u00a0 Yeah, that kind of sore.<\/p>\n
Because I had a lot of work to do, I was considering blowing off my swim in favor of a walk that would take less time.\u00a0 After waking up this morning there isn’t a chance in hell I’ll do that.\u00a0\u00a0 I don’t care how damn busy I am. I’m all hurty and need some soothing water.\u00a0\u00a0 I think, however, I went a little too light on the legs, as my legs aren’t really all that sore.\u00a0 Not really complaining, as a whole body soreness isn’t my favorite sensation in the world.\u00a0 I’ll go heavy on legs the next time I work out and maybe ease up on the upper body.<\/p>\n
I’ve finally figured out what I do the up and down thing so much when I get to exercising (work out hard, then quit for awhile).\u00a0 I like a challenge.\u00a0 I like to have a goal.\u00a0 I like to progress.<\/p>\n
Thing is, my goals really don’t include being a competitive athlete or anything like that.\u00a0 While I want to be healthy, my real goals are about finishing my degree, growing my business and improving my writing skills.\u00a0 If I’ve the physical stamina to work hard on those goals, that’s really all I need.<\/p>\n
Maintenance of physical fitness is kinda dull, though.\u00a0 Years ago, I used to say if I was taking a half hour walk a day, doing some stretching and body weight exercises, why, I’d call it good.\u00a0 I didn’t because I couldn’t keep interested in it.\u00a0 Would that have been enough?\u00a0 For health purposes, yeah, it would.\u00a0 If you’re getting your heart rate up to about 70% of its max for about 20-30 minutes 5-7 days a week, your CV system is really all good.\u00a0 Anything more you do is a hobby, <\/em>friends. \u00a0 Yes, bodybuilding is a hobby, not about health.\u00a0 Flame away, my dears, but you don’t need to go to those lengths to be healthy<\/em>.\u00a0 In fact, at competition levels, it is decidedly unhealthy<\/em>.<\/p>\n But back to the actual point.\u00a0 I find maintenance dull.\u00a0 I challenge myself a lot because challenges are interesting. <\/em>Oddly enough, they also kinda work against me.\u00a0 I prefer, for instance, that male partners be physically stronger than I am.\u00a0 Right now, the average healthy male is (I’m only 5’2″, after all).\u00a0 As I challenge myself in the weight room, that won’t necessarily be so.\u00a0 Finding the balance — keeping myself interested enough to be healthy, but not working against myself, can be a real pain in the butt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sore. Sore. Sore. Did I mention I was sore? Did you know when you cough or sneeze your abdominal muscles flex?\u00a0 Yeah, that kind of sore. Because I had a lot of work to do, I was considering blowing off my swim in favor of a walk that would take less time.\u00a0 After waking up … <\/p>\n