Fat and Lazy

[danalwyn]

I have come to the unfortunate conclusion that I'm going to become fat and lazy.

This is because everyone around me seems to find something in physical activity that I don't. I mean, all the other people at work go out and have fun playing tennis, or running 50k, or going on day long bike rides (although why you need a Mountain Bike in Illinois is beyond me. Don't they have a Prairie Bike or something?), whereas I have enough trouble doing a regular exercise routine at all. Part of it seems to be that while they get a rush out of all this, as do some people on my FList, whereas if I run for an hour, I just get tired. I think things would be so much easier if I could say that "I feel good" afterwards instead of just "I'm tired and I hurt".

This is clearly not fair. Obviously I need to sue somebody, but I'm too lazy to figure out who. And find some place to work that's not filled with health nuts.

Comments

[silverjackal.livejournal.com]

I bet swimming burns a lot of calories once the water temp around here drops below freezing again.

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Seriously, I wish I had a simple answer to give you, but it's so much a matter of personal preference that I can't do more than offer some suggestions. Climbing (even on a climbing wall) is great for distraction, because you become so intensely focused on working out your route and how you're going to maneuver that you don't have the leisure to either zone or think about other things. Unfortunately it's the only sport I can think of with this type of stimulus done solo. Everything else requires at least a partner (i.e. fencing), or an instructor who can correct your forms (various other martial arts).

[danalwyn.livejournal.com]

Chicago is famous for people going to jump in the lake during the winter. I didn't mean to sound snarky.

You have a lot of good suggestions, and I like swimming. We'll have to see how I feel about it. Maybe I'll just stay lazy (this is looking increasingly likely).

[silverjackal.livejournal.com]

I didn't mean to sound snarky.

And I didn't take it as such, no worries. :)

People jump in the lake during the winter? I suppose it's no different than the polar bear people here, or the traditional Russian bath house, but people are really asking for a potential heart attack. Part of my ice safety and rescue training involved voluntarily jumping into a hole cut in the ice (with a safety harness, so others can easily pull you out if you can't get out on your own), and it's not something I'd do for sport. It's a valuable experience for just how cold it is, how difficult to breathe, how difficult to pull yourself out, and the physiological effects after. I've never accidentally gone through anything more than knee deep, either, and I hope it stays that way.

By the way, will this be your first full winter in a colder climate? If so, you might find you actually enjoy it. (Well, not having to deal with slick roads, bad traffic, etc., but the chillier temperatures themselves.)