Posted by alohashirt on August 31, 2005, at 22:09:22
In reply to Re: Question for Link - exercise, posted by linkadge on August 29, 2005, at 14:39:39
I have had problems with motivation and exercise for most of my adult life. As a kid I used to ride horses and swim. As an adult I have gone to gyms which I find tedious beyond belief.
I have always been a closet boxing fan and 18 months ago started exercising at a boxing gym. It is amazing fun, constantly challenging and I feel as though I am learning something. Jumping rope is hard. I go to a gym that is explicitly for recreational boxers and so there is a mix of people of all ages, perhaps 40% women. Perhaps because it's just so darn hard there is a cameraderie that I haven't seen at a gym before - a sense of shared pain and perspiration. It's a wonderful mood changer and stress reducer though its meant I've had to buy a whole new wardrobe of clothes. See http://trinityboxing.com
poster:alohashirt
thread:547649
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/alter/20050812/msgs/549466.html