EXERCISE EQUIPMENT CLOTHES HANGER vs SHELF OF UNREAD BOOKS

Exercise equipment has one job, and it’s not for hanging clothes.

One learns these things based on available space.

Gym guys pay no attention because they don’t wear normal clothes. Their workout costume is an all day look, like they’re ready to drop and give themselves 20 pushups at a moment’s notice.

Those outfits don’t make it to anything but a washing machine. But that doesn’t mean less equipment.

How many loads of laundry fit on a cross country ski machine? A treadmill? A bike?

I can tell you nothing compares to a single stack, multi-station, knock-off Universal weight machine with bench and side rack for leg lifts.

In terms of stacking and hanging clothes, a weight machine stands alone.

Books Unread

There’s something sad about books that hang around waiting for someone like you, like me, to pick up and read.

I’ve got a First Edition Ernest Hemingway on the shelf that I’ve picked up and set down for years. For Whom The Bell Tolls keeps ringing.

Saddest of all is an unread exercise book, like The Only Exercise Book You’ll Ever Need.

Do you need an exercise book? A thin one can help stabilize fitness levels, and a piece of furniture.

I’ve had one called Jumpmetrics since 2004 and it’s still brand new. Jumping is good, moving is good, good enough to pull it out of the Goodwill bag at the last minute.

Can a sixteen year old book still be relevant? Of course. The quest for better fitness is as old as man, as old as woman, as old as the first time a man or woman commented on the other.

“Does this tiger skin make me look fat?” asked Mrs. Cave Woman.

Who Uses Exercise Equipment

The question is who needs workout help, not what gear to use.

First comes motivation, also called ‘What have I done to myself?’

That usually comes after someone notices you, and you notice them notice you. And it’s not the way you want to be noticed.

Call it mental health, and no book or piece of exercise equipment gets in there. But you do.

If you join with yourself, the quest for better health never ends; if you let it go and ignore personal health, another thing ends sooner: first the life you used to live, then your life.

Who is ready for that?

The trick, and you know this, is move it, move your mind, your body, move your spirit.

Walk past your clothes covered rowing machine, your textile smothered stair stepper, and keep going. Open the door and walk it out.

I know all about that foot, that knee, that hip, the time, the distance, the weather, the bore of it all.

Keep walking, then leave a comment on what a grind it is.

Then check your bookshelf. Find a book that rings true for you and plan to read it after your next workout.

You’ve read this to the end, now it’s time to start.