Thursday, February 27, 2020

Why yes, that DOES count as exercise.



Today’s list is exercises for people who hate exercise.

1.     Sex.  It counts as cardio.  Please have safe sex with consenting adult partners.
2.     Walking.  We all do it.  Choosing a location with interesting stuff to look at is good.  Taking a dog is good.  Listening to music is good.
3.     Dancing.  It’s aerobic.  There is music.  You can do it with friends and/or loved ones.  It comes in many many flavors from ballet to salsa to tango to waltz to achy breaky to hip hop.
4.     Swimming.  I have no scientific basis for this assertion, but I’m going to make it anyway:  most of us feel better in water.  Also:  hot tub rewards!
5.     Yoga.  This also comes in lots of flavors.  Some of it can feel like slightly more alert napping.  Some can really work up a sweat.  All of it tends to calm the mind and lubricate the joints.
6.     That thing we liked when we were kids.  Maybe we used to love soccer or baseball or riding bikes or roller-skating.  Whatever it was, dust off the old equipment and go play.  Chances are that we still like it.

Seriously:  go play.  It’s fun.

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