Archive for the ‘Gym Tales’ Category

Gym Tales – Part Deux

Posted: January 3, 2012 in Gym Tales

Longtime readers of this blog (who am I kidding here?) may remember my previous attempts to join a gym and commence a healthier lifestyle. The result of the experiment was that when exercising solo, my motivation leaves a great deal to be desired. Fast forward several years and I find myself in the uncomfortable position [...]

A day at the gym… again

Posted: December 14, 2006 in Gym Tales

I debated whether to walk the mile and a half or so to the gym, but realized the futility of arriving at my destination for some exercise after having completed by daily hour or so of exercise in arriving there. Upon arriving at the gym, one is intimidated by the lack of any actual overweight [...]

Bloody Hell!

Posted: December 4, 2006 in Gym Tales

Lost: 200 calories, use of knees. After much deliberation, I decided to start going to the gym again. Bad idea, since I generally tend to overdo things on my first day. Ended up cycling vigorously for half and hour while listening, and mentally growling along, to metallica. As if this wasn’t sufficient, I ended my [...]