One example is that I like to do my bodyweight squats (sometimes i put on my resistance band as well) while I'm doing something very serious.. such as when I'm coding, writing a report, blow-drying my hair butt-naked, cooking, doing my laundry, reading, watching a movie, writing, crocheting etc. ... honestly just any task that allows me to work on my legs simultaneously... had to maximize the amount of things i can do in this moment..........
I love doing planks, a few lunges, some crunches and leg stretches on my bedroom floor. No music, no timer, no internet video. It reminds me of doing warm-ups in upper elementary gym class where physical fitness could not have been less serious. Turns out I derive more joy from exercises when I am not watching a video of a very in-shape person I can't help but compare myself to. i count in my head, do whatever exercises come to mind, and then call it a day. Sure there is tension and strain during a plank or pain in a stretch but its a privilege to control its intensity and duration. I can pay attention to it, know it wont damage me, and after go with my day more relaxed.
I work out unclothed in my room. It’s less restrictive than working out in athletic wear, and of course it means I cut down on laundry days. On YouTube I bounce between Caroline Girvan and Madfit. Outside of YouTube my friend Sadie lets me use her Sculpt Society account (I almost called it Pilate Pals). Working out is so addictive–mostly I love to feel strong. I had a phase of using fitness metaphors often and sincerely, but I think that’s behind us now.
Just what i did today: drunk, threw up, still drunk, sat down and read for 2 hours, lazerbeam focus & then the next thing ik i was sober. Highly recommended you can read anything you want an academic paper a novel a short story a poem a comic book etc. ..
