Apologies for missing yesterday; I was a bit distracted by recording things followed by the immensely addictive game I found myself playing after that — there'll be a full writeup on that particular subject on MoeGamer later today, so watch out for that.
It is presently 6.30am. I am quite tired, but to my surprise I haven't been finding it too difficult to get up early in order to get to the gym or the swimming pool each morning. I'm actually finding myself quite looking forward to the morning sessions — I've found this on a few previous occasions, too. When I'm not actively going to the gym, I tend to associate exercise with negative things such as being out of breath and in pain, but when I am, there's definitely something to be said for the endorphine rush of pushing yourself a bit.
I'm also taking a bit of a different approach to what I've done on previous gym visits. Following some of the advice in the anime How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? I'm concentrating on strength training, simply using a bit of cardio at the start of each session to warm up. And I'm using weights that are light enough to feel reasonably "easy", but with more repetitions in an attempt to build up muscle endurance. Machio said that this is a good way to increase your metabolism, after all, so I'm interested to see if he's right!
But yeah; there's something almost primally satisfying about working your various bits and feeling them doing things that they don't normally get the opportunity to do during a boring day at work. Feelings of stiffness and soreness almost feel like a badge of honour, and I find that even if your body hasn't changed shape — which it won't have done with the three sessions at the gym I've had so far! — having that ongoing, lingering feeling of having pushed yourself a bit makes you feel weirdly "buff".
A pretty good way to start the day, then. Certainly worth getting up early for!
Discover more from I'm Not Doctor Who
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
