I always hated workouts – until I made them weird | Rebecca Douglas
Badminton and dance failed to thrill, so Rebecca Douglas worked up a sweat with the strangest sports she could findI hate exercise, or to be precise, exercise hates me. It’s like my body is actually allergic to it. If I even think about doing cardio, my asthma wheezes to life and a migraine begins jackhammering its way through my brain. It’s my body’s way of saying “yeah nah, the only fitness I’ll be doing is fit-n-this whole pizza in my stomach, surfing TV channels and hand-balling chores off to my husband so I can spend more time on the couch”.Now that I’ve hit an undisclosed age slightly above 30, I’ve collected a symphony of niggling pains that start turning up as soon as I pull on a pair of sneakers. Loudest among them are a twanging Achilles, groaning lower back, and screeching tendonitis in my elbow. They’re a noisy bunch that really should be sent to the naughty corner until they pipe down. Continue reading...
Badminton and dance failed to thrill, so Rebecca Douglas worked up a sweat with the strangest sports she could find
I hate exercise, or to be precise, exercise hates me. It’s like my body is actually allergic to it. If I even think about doing cardio, my asthma wheezes to life and a migraine begins jackhammering its way through my brain. It’s my body’s way of saying “yeah nah, the only fitness I’ll be doing is fit-n-this whole pizza in my stomach, surfing TV channels and hand-balling chores off to my husband so I can spend more time on the couch”.
Now that I’ve hit an undisclosed age slightly above 30, I’ve collected a symphony of niggling pains that start turning up as soon as I pull on a pair of sneakers. Loudest among them are a twanging Achilles, groaning lower back, and screeching tendonitis in my elbow. They’re a noisy bunch that really should be sent to the naughty corner until they pipe down.
Continue reading...
