MOTIVATION!

November 18, 2023, 06:04 AM

r0gue

The couch beacons like the grim reaper,.. or the casket. The treadmill beacons like the clothes line.

Best of luck to you brother! The trick is to lock in the habit. Start small so to make THAT step easier. Once the habit is locked-in, it will be inconceivable to you to not do your session. Then you know you got it. And you'll lift your own mileage as time goes on.

One more word of advice. Brooks. Glycerines if you're totally new to this. They're juicy. Avoid hyped new brands. If you've never heard of them, steer clear for a bit.

November 18, 2023, 06:08 AM

mark123

I do like the rhythm of a haiku.

November 18, 2023, 06:21 AM

kyoung

My Concept 2 has waited patiently for years, i am 70 in march I started in on it and am now doing 35 minutes every 3 or 4th day and have lost 10% body weight and are getting stronger all the time. Look forward to it now.........its calling to me.

November 18, 2023, 08:08 AM

ArtieS

Effort essential
Treadmill calls your soul loudly
Energy beckons

"I vowed to myself to fight against evil more completely and more wholeheartedly than I ever did before. . . . That’s the only way to pay back part of that vast debt, to live up to and try to fulfill that tremendous obligation."

Alfred Hornik, Sunday, December 2, 1945 to his family, on his continuing duty to others for surviving WW II.

November 18, 2023, 09:03 AM

mrvmax

Couch is my best friend,
Exercise is overrated,
Why move when I can nap?

November 18, 2023, 10:43 AM

ensigmatic

quote:
Originally posted by r0gue:
The trick is to lock in the habit. Start small so to make THAT step easier. Once the habit is locked-in, it will be inconceivable to you to not do your session.

And when you fall off the horse, because you almost certainly will, for one reason or another (illness, vacation, burnout), nudge yourself to get back on.

Once you get used to the feeling of being fit--feeling good, looking good, being able to do stuff effortlessly, you're inclined to not want to lose that.

quote:
Originally posted by kyoung:
My Concept 2 has waited patiently for years, ...

Just did ten minutes on mine at a 2:25 pace, after breakfast and before coffee, this morning

I'll do another ten after lunch, and a final ten just before or just after dinner.

"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe
"If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher

November 18, 2023, 10:44 AM

smschulz

quote:
Originally posted by r0gue:
The couch beacons like the grim reaper,.. or the casket. The treadmill beacons like ~~the clothes line.~~ > a lifeline

Maybe this.

November 18, 2023, 12:23 PM

kkina

quote:
Originally posted by mrvmax:
Couch is my best friend,
Exercise is overrated,
Why move when I can nap?

I'm sorry, but you're in direct violation of SHC 575 (Sigforum Haiku Code). Would you please step out of the thread and touch your index finger to your nose while reciting Hamlet's Soliloquy on one leg.

November 18, 2023, 12:44 PM

Sig2340

quote:
Originally posted by kkina:
quote:
Originally posted by mrvmax:
Couch is my best friend,
Exercise is overrated,
Why move when I can nap?

I'm sorry, but you're in direct violation of SHC 575 (Sigforum Haiku Code). Would you please step out of the thread and touch your index finger to your nose while reciting Hamlet's Soliloquy on one leg.

In SHC 575 form:

Couch is my best friend,
Exercise - overrated
Why when I can nap?

November 18, 2023, 01:30 PM

joel9507

Who put my donuts
Just past the treadmill's end?
Can't seem to get there.

November 18, 2023, 01:38 PM

ensigmatic

November 18, 2023, 03:39 PM

architect

quote:
Originally posted by kkina:
I'm sorry, but you're in direct violation of SHC 575 (Sigforum Haiku Code). Would you please step out of the thread and touch your index finger to your nose while reciting Hamlet's Soliloquy on one leg.

I may not know much about the SHC, or even exercise, but I am absolutely sure that Hamlet never uttered "A Soliloquy on One Leg."