Go to the gym, but
don’t call it “a workout.”
I mean most folks “work”
five days a week, and a majority of them not with passion but a sense of
resignation, so why in a sane world would they apply a “work” word to something like
going to the gym as part of a daily routine?
Enough “work”
already. (That is, if you’re not like me and find that work is not a
four-letter word; I do feel blessed that I love my work, both in the office and
at home.)
Hmm, I wonder.
Perhaps there’s some correlation to all this. Truth is, I’ve been running every
other day for 40-plus years, and either stretching, Tai Chi or calisthenics the
other day for about 15 years, and never have I referred to all this time as a “workout.”
Rather, I go for a
run. Which my wife, M, knows is essential for me to both physically test myself
and to sink into meditation, rethink a writing project, get the shape of my
next blog post.
As a longtime writer
and editor, I know there is power in words. A “workout” doesn’t sound like fun.
Rather a stern obligation.
For goodness
sakes, take some pressure off. It’s not work. It may even be fun. And when was
the last time you heard someone say they had a “fun workout?”
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