Coolest discovery ever!
Ok, so I’m staying in tonight, and the bf is coming over…so any intention to get to the gym were immediately tossed out the window. We have a gym here at work…with a few very simple (and decrepit) pieces of equipment. 3 treadmills (at least 15 years old.) 1 elliptical. (10 years old?) A bike…and a stepper. Needless to say, the elliptical is the first thing to go…then the good treadmill. Soon enough you’re left with nothing but the crappy treadmills, or god forbid, the bike. I think you’re sometimes just better off walking outside. If it was frickin Arctic outside. But I digress.
So I headed for the “gym,” and to my dismay, the elliptical was in use…so I defaulted to the “good” treadmill. I was doing my thing…warmed up for a few…then ran some intervals. (At one point, my ginormous water bottle went flying off the top of the machine where I had it sitting…and landing on the belt…forcing me to leap over it. The kind guy who was finishing up his workout actually stopped what he was doing to pick it up and hand it back to me. What a hero!) I had been on the treadmill for about 11 mins when I started to get bored, and got off…with full intentions of finishing up my remaining 19 mins on the elliptical.
And then I spied the racquetball court. Yes…for whatever reason, there is a racquetball court where I work. Your guess is as good as mine…but hey, it’s cool. So, being the inquisitive person that I am, decided to grab a racquet and ball, and head on in.
OH MY GOD!! I have never had so much fun getting “exercise” in my life. I had no idea what I was doing (as far as technical rules to the game) but let me tell you, I worked up a massive sweat chasing after and hitting that little rubber ball. AND…an added bonus…it’s a major stress reliever. To me, the treadmill and elliptical…and all of those pieces of equipment are annoying. Granted we all use them..but still…they piss me off. This on the hand…pure genius. It was a blast.
The only down side is that I’m forced to take a shower…and get dressed twice in one day. But hey…I come back to my desk feeling good…relaxed, and ready to take on the second half of my day.
Or sit here and blog, clearly not doing any work what so ever.
Oh well, it’s Friday.
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Good job!
I have heard that raquetball is a good workout….well you just proved it was! Maybe I should give it a go! I love the way you tell stories. Maybe it is your subtle hint of sarcasm that I like!
Have a great night!
Raquetball is my favorite!! I haven’t done it in a couple years but when I was in college my boyfriend and I would play nearly every day! It’s so much fun. Just hitting the ball around is a good time but once you actually learn the rules its even more fun! Definitely keep that up. It’s fun AND a work out. And you are right…definitely a stress reliever. Great way to let go of some aggression.
Glad you found some sort of exercise that isn’t boring. (I agree w/ the treadmill thing). Have a great weekend!!!
That does sound like fun.
I’m all for workouts that are interesting and fun.
WAY TO GO!!!!!
Have a super weekend
and thanks for sharing
Lori
It’s true… Racquetball is really fun! Just protect your eyes. That little rubber ball will fit perfectly in your eye socket. I got a black eye once! LOL
Hmm I might try that!!! You doing good on our “competition”…I’m going slow haha!