I'm a bookworm; I'm happiest when I'm sitting on the sofa reading a book. Since all sports are pretty much the opposite of that, I'm not very happy doing any of them. I have a personal trainer and he often asks me whether or not I like particular exercises. I don't even know what that means. If I liked the exercises, I wouldn't have to pay him to make me do them.
The only thing that comes close to a sport that I like doing is dancing and I never do it anymore. But when I was in high school, we went dancing every weekend; we'd dance for hours at at time, and we'd leave the club drenched in sweat. It was a ton of fun.
As I've gotten into better shape, I have come to appreciate running outdoors. I get up early on Sundays to do it, so it's usually just me, my iPod, and the sunshine, and the birds. It's sort of peaceful, but I'd still rather be reading a book. I also have come to appreciate swimming. In the early morning, when the sun is out, it's not too cold, and the water is nice and clear--it can be very zenlike. Swimming is also the only activity I do where I don't feel like a huge klutz.
I used to enjoy tennis but now I'm just not good enough at it; it's too much work chasing that stupid ball around. I rather just run intervals on the treadmill and be done with my exercise for the day.
I took Tae Kwon Do in college and I HATED it. It was awful. The instructor made us wear those white pajama type outfits and I felt like the Pillsbury Dough Boy trying to be violent. I don't want to do any sport where I can't pick out my own clothing.
BTW-Investing in a iPod has made a huge difference in my exercise routine. It's so much easier to get through my workout when I have music.
Last edited by BlueToBlue; 09-29-2007 at 10:53 PM.
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