April 14, 2006
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Exercise
It’s hard to keep the exercise habit as you get older. For one thing,
they gym is free when you’re in college, and you do a lot more walking
around campus. These days I get winded walking to my car in the
parking lot. Ok, maybe not that bad. But June and I played squash on
Wednesday at Brandeis ($2 guest pass, unlike the $12 guest pass at
MIT!)… actually we only had one racquet, so I made up this silly
game. You have to rally to yourself three times while calling out
“THREE – TWO – ONE.” Then yell “SCORE” while you take your final shot,
which your opponent has to catch before the second bounce. If you
think it doesn’t sound very strenuous, you’re right. But both of us are
still sore and limping, two days afterwards. =PAnyway, we clearly need a second racquet. Does anyone have one they
are not using and would be willing to sell or trade? We have a lot of
DVD’s to trade away since we joined Blockbuster’s online rental
program…We’re also going to try to craigslist the treadmill after 10-20 uses.
It’s just too boring to use, and neither of us are that disciplined. I
would advise anyone buying a treadmill to join a gym and use their
treadmills for a month. Maybe you’ll discover that you’re not a
treadmill person either. Squash is much funner than running on a
treadmill. Even the word is more exciting. Squash connotes violence
and pain, or maybe juicy harvest vegetables. Treadmill connotes
mind-numbing futility, ending in existentialism and suicide.Besides squash, we’re going to add swing dancing for a few months,
leading up to lcshih’s wedding (for which I recruited a swing dance
instructor via ohtoberich). And then looking forward to the free
outdoor swing dances at the Boston Harbor Hotel this summer again.
Dancing, anyone?
Comments (6)
didn’t we say we’d play racquetball? i’ve got like 3 of those racquets.
How much are you going to try to unload the treadmill for? The thing is, I find the treadmill at the gym really boring, but if I had it at home, I just run while watching a game or something…
Can’t wait for BHH swing!!!
You know, I highly recommend team sports, like hockey or volleyball. I hear a bunch of CBCGBers are still raving about Ultimate. =)
I had thought you were going to say, “It’s hard to keep the exercise habit after you get married.”
Hurray for swing dancing! I think of dancing as more of a winter activity, though I’ve been dancing more as of late because of a practice session some friends started.
Altoz: ok, we gotta find a cheap place to play…
Joy: same amount I bought it for: $175. For you, $150. =)
seriously, i never go to the gym… but i still pay for it!