This is getting to be a problem. There is a part of me that loves to ride my bike. But there is a part of me that says, if I have to drive to get where I can ride my bike, I don’t want to go.
At my old house I could open my garage door and go for a ride. Here, I have to haul my bike to a place 30 to 45 minutes away to go for a 2-hour bike ride. Often the result is that I do not go riding.
I also wonder if I had someone to ride with if that would inspire me. What a dilemma!
Now that I feel normal and feel so much better, I begin to think that I need to exercise. Friends say that I need to exercise. The fitness experts all say that I need to exercise. So why don’t I exercise?
First, exercise quickly becomes a job; simply put, it becomes a chore that you have to do. Whether you exercise every day or whatever your schedule, very soon you will find it just something that you have to do.
Second, the benefits of exercising are overrated in my book. I have used weights, or exercise band, or body weight exercise. But the results are the same. I find zero difference in my body for the work that I put in.
I have come to the conclusion that exercise is overrated and not worth the time and effort required. I ride my bike twice a week. That is a good workout. I do yard work. That can be a workout. I keep up on my chores around the house. I don’t need to be hyperactive to be happy. I am fit enough and thin enough and content just as I am. Not having a woman to please makes my life so much easier!
The bottom line is to do what works for you. Please yourself, not some stranger on YouTube.
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