Tuesday, 16 January 2007

Excerise is just medicine, folks. Let's be real.

OK, we need to be clear about exercise.

It is uncomfortable.
It is a waste of time.
It results in a lot of sweat and the need for a shower.
It makes you feel tired, and can cause your legs/other muscles to ache.

The idea that there is some virtue in exercise for its own sake is just demoralising. But there seems to be a conspiracy, where everyone goes on about how good you feel afterwards and so forth. It may be the case for some people, but it just doesn't happen to me. And I can't believe that I am that unusual.
It would be so much easier if they were honest and said, "Look, it's dreadful and it's going to put a hole in your day and you aren't necessarily going to feel better or anything for it. But it is necessary, so just do it".

So, I get my 40 minute walk over early in the day. I don't feel better for it. I don't enjoy it. I don't want to do it. I consider it a very long form of medicine, and I'm glad when it's over and I can go back to my more sedentary and definitely more enjoyable existence.

Glad we've cleared that up.

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