End of Days
Quick! Look out your window! You just might see the horsemen of the apocalypse…or a middle-aged woman lumbering to the gym. Yes, my friends, it has come to this. Once again, I have decided to get in shape. “Once again” – that implies that all those other times it didn’t really work…which is true. And kinda sad. I want to be in shape. I want to see little muscles here and there. If I ever do get muscular, I’ll make you look and touch and show appropriate awe. Then, after you are thoroughly impressed, I’ll probably rip a phone book in half or pick up a car just because I can. Don’t worry about the looking and touching, though. It’s a long shot.
I can pinpoint the reason for my prior gym failure – I hate to exercise. I don’t get that “high” that everyone talks about. It doesn’t do anything for my mental health. It doesn’t help me manage stress. It’s simply a time during which I sweat (which I don’t enjoy) and breathe funny (which I don’t enjoy either). Luisa enjoys exercising and feels like she needs to do it to combat her moodiness. I think she said that second part or maybe I just say that in my head and it has leaked out onto this virtual page. Time will reveal the truth. Luisa is playing in a women’s soccer league right now. Miguel loves to exercise. One time, he’d been quietly in his room for awhile (quiet doesn’t happen very often with him) so I went upstairs to check on him. I opened the door and he was shirtless doing push-ups on his bedroom floor. I was like, “Oh…he’s going to be one of those guys”. He’s also in winter training for his soccer team. Zeca is still a wild card. She is very strong and capable but she doesn’t always have the drive to push herself. I wonder where she gets that from? Well, let’s not dwell on that. Recently, however, she has showed an interest in martial arts. She took a little sampler class and loved it. So, we signed her up. How cute is she?
Knowing Zeca’s love for color, I’m pretty sure she’ll stick it out long enough to earn a different colored belt.
I felt like it was time for me to get my ass off the couch and go to the gym. We’ll see how it goes. If I continue to hate it, maybe I’ll just quit and lay about…waiting for the horsemen to give me a ride.
Posted: November 19th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
Comments
Comment from Kelly
Time November 19, 2009 at 10:08 pm
I thought all those ripples in your down jacket WERE from your muscles. huh.
Comment from Deborah
Time November 19, 2009 at 10:37 pm
UBER CUTE!
haven’t you heard? lumpy is the new ripped. i’m sure i read that somewhere.
Comment from susan
Time November 19, 2009 at 11:07 pm
officially very cute… and no, i don’t mean zeca. i mean your tightening butt.
Comment from amyk
Time November 20, 2009 at 6:02 am
What’s your ‘program’? Are you doing classes at the gym, using machines or other? I have been impressed recently by the infomercials for The Shake Weight (https://shakeweight.com/ver5/index.asp). It only works the upper body but looks like a lot of fun.
Comment from beeth s
Time November 20, 2009 at 8:13 am
Join HER! I started tang soo do after my son took a trial class and have not looked back. Almost 5 years later and I am in much better shape and LOVE to go to class (not the gym, ever 
) and it is an awesome stress reliever to go “beat” on something for an hour. Plus, I will be testing for my Black Belt this year.
Comment from Vikki
Time November 20, 2009 at 8:15 am
@Kelly – I wish!
@Deborah – I really hope lumpy is the new ripped. If no one else has said, you have now so let’s make it spread.
@amyk – my program? What is this program of which you speak? So far, I’ve played badminton and done the treadmill.
Comment from Michelle Winchester
Time November 20, 2009 at 8:20 am
Zane started Tae Kwon Do in September and just earned his yellow belt. Slade is convinced that he “earned” this because we paid the $45 fee for him to take the test. We watched him take his test and feel this by what we saw. Where does Zeca take her classes?
Comment from Erin
Time November 20, 2009 at 8:44 am
I can’t believe Miguel was in his room doing push ups. With his shirt off. I love it.
Comment from Vikki
Time November 20, 2009 at 11:44 am
She goest to Hwa Rang Do in south Minneapolis. As for Zane, c’mon! He earned it!
Comment from Katherine
Time November 20, 2009 at 11:54 am
I excercise to combat my moodiness, but I don’t do it often enough. Just ask Luis. I think you should get an excercise buddy who will make your workouts more fun. Also, watching people in the gym and making up stories about them is a great way to distract yourself from the pain. I recently went to a yoga class with friend and was next to a woman who moaned and moaned through the whole class. I don’t know what she was doing, but it sounded like she REALLY liked the class. I, on the otherhand, was wondering if swearing at your yoga neighbor was against the yoga code. It distracted me for the whole hour.
Comment from leigh
Time November 20, 2009 at 2:19 pm
hey vikki
i am gearing up to try some of the early morning yoga classes at the ywca -i love yoga and am best if i have a class to help me….they have 7am M.W.F and a sunday 8am….let me know if you are interested – would probably provide some good blog material i think of exercise as something that i do …and i always feel better when i do…i am not as consistent as i would like to be…but i just keep at it and try and diversify what i do….walking i love walking around lake nokomis….anyway..we are in our 40′s so it is even more important!
Comment from sarah k
Time November 19, 2009 at 10:05 pm
i hear ya! can’t wait to hear how it goes.