Gym thoughts

I don't go to the gym to impress people, but I don't mind doing so occasionally. When it's my sweeties being pleased with my muscles, I am definitely pleased.

When I was ready to do my leg presses last night, there were three women standing near the machine I wanted, and one was sort of leaning on it. I asked whether they were using it (a polite way of saying "I'd like you to move if not") and they said no. One of them proceeded to use the equipment next to it (a thing people lean way over on, and do stretches and lifts, sometimes holding weights) and the other two stayed nearby. They were watching me, a bit, and seemed impressed as I started carrying the 45-pound weight plates to load onto the leg press. I may have been misreading them, of course: but it seemed they were noticing my ability to carry those plates without visible stress--which I wasn't able to when I started working out--as much as the amount of weight I was putting on the machine.

My mother mentioned on the phone that she'd been with my aunt to her exercise class, and lifted what she called "little three-pound weights…not like you're doing." So I told her that when she'd been doing it for five years, she would be. We discussed exercise a bit, and she said she wanted to consult someone about whether weight-lifting was a good idea for her. I agreed that that's a good idea, and added that if she really doesn't like weights, swimming or walking are also good. (Yes, a person can do multiple exercises, but that's a separate topic.)

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Gym thoughts

I don't go to the gym to impress people, but I don't mind doing so occasionally. When it's my sweeties being pleased with my muscles, I am definitely pleased.

When I was ready to do my leg presses last night, there were three women standing near the machine I wanted, and one was sort of leaning on it. I asked whether they were using it (a polite way of saying "I'd like you to move if not") and they said no. One of them proceeded to use the equipment next to it (a thing people lean way over on, and do stretches and lifts, sometimes holding weights) and the other two stayed nearby. They were watching me, a bit, and seemed impressed as I started carrying the 45-pound weight plates to load onto the leg press. I may have been misreading them, of course: but it seemed they were noticing my ability to carry those plates without visible stress--which I wasn't able to when I started working out--as much as the amount of weight I was putting on the machine.

My mother mentioned on the phone that she'd been with my aunt to her exercise class, and lifted what she called "little three-pound weights…not like you're doing." So I told her that when she'd been doing it for five years, she would be. We discussed exercise a bit, and she said she wanted to consult someone about whether weight-lifting was a good idea for her. I agreed that that's a good idea, and added that if she really doesn't like weights, swimming or walking are also good. (Yes, a person can do multiple exercises, but that's a separate topic.)

Last night's numbers: ( Read more... )

Quiet morning

My boss is on vacation--which is part of why she hired me--and her boss is out sick today.

I am following the hot-weather advice: I am in an air-conditioned location, drinking cold water, and eating several small meals (this is how I almost always handle breakfast, unless I'm visiting someone who believes in a large morning meal, like papersky.

Quiet morning

My boss is on vacation--which is part of why she hired me--and her boss is out sick today.

I am following the hot-weather advice: I am in an air-conditioned location, drinking cold water, and eating several small meals (this is how I almost always handle breakfast, unless I'm visiting someone who believes in a large morning meal, like papersky.

Easily amused

This is an exercise (for sixth graders) that I came across while proofreading:

Prepare a speech on the topic: Technology is taking over our lives. Use reference books and the Internet to provide facts and examples for your speech.

Easily amused

This is an exercise (for sixth graders) that I came across while proofreading:

Prepare a speech on the topic: Technology is taking over our lives. Use reference books and the Internet to provide facts and examples for your speech.