I had stopped exercising for a while for a variety of reasons, one of which had been that sometimes the only time I had was at 10PM when the kids were finally in bed. I like to take walks to cool down and stretch out after I exercise, but by 11PM my husband was already asleep and I didn't feel comfortable walking around the neighborhood alone that late at night. I'm a pretty tough cookie, but I'm not going to put myself into potentially dangerous situations just because. And when I didn't walk, I'd just flop into bed and wake up feeling like an over wound sprint.
Silly me, I just recently discovered that, OMG, I can walk my dogs at 11PM! It was like an epiphany that never should have gotten past me. My dogs get a walk, I get a walk, and I don't feel vulnerable. My dogs aren't big, but who's going to mug a woman walking two snarling balls of teeth and claws?
Long live the night time workouts!
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I'm getting my boyfriend an English Bulldog puppy from a rescue for him for a wedding gift. We both LOVE dogs and he's always wanted one. Granted...I don't know many people scared of bulldogs. 
