Yes, I enjoy working out. I love being active and training hard. I typically do lifting like 3-4 times a week and do cardio about 2-3 times a week.
I have a love/hate relationship with working out. I hate going to the gym, and nobody needs to see my gym face, not even me (especially not me!). So I work out at home: no mirrors.
I hate much of the feeling as I’m working out, especially when the lactic acid hits and every fibre of my body is screaming at me to stop. But I love the afterglow and the impact on my health, physique and wellbeing. So I work out regularly.
I especially love working out, showering, then jumping in the hot tub. That feeling always makes the strain worthwhile.
It’s essential! Unfortunately, people equate it with weight loss, but exercise is about mental well-being, mobility, flexibility, and general good health. A workout can be a run, a walk, gardening… anything that gets you active. The older you get, the more you realise its importance.
‘The pious fable and the dirty story
Share in the total literary glory.’
W.H. Auden