Working out in the gym is
awesome. It is rarely too hot or
too cold. The cardio machines let
us control all kinds of factors and may even let us watch television. The dumbbells and barbells are easily
gripped, if not easily lifted. The
weather doesn’t matter. We don’t
even have to be entirely awake to work out.
Unfortunately, heavy things in
real life are rarely shaped like dumbbells and barbells. The desk that needs to go from one room
to another may not have anything resembling a good place to grip for lifting
and holding. Real life running and
biking and skiing involve actual hills on which we cannot change the incline
and the tracks are not always smooth.
I love the gym, but it is not an
end in itself. It is a tool that
gives us what we need to tackle the real world, the one out there with the
sunshine and wind and pebbles, the one where we need to lug laundry and library
books and awkward computer bags.
Play inside, but don’t forget to
play outside, too!
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