 So yeah, I'm still pretty weak, but it's getting a lot better… It's pretty funny at the gym when I see people half my size moving twice the weight! But I want to seriously emphasize for people who are scared to try to get in shape (which I was for a long time), that people at the gym tend to be very friendly and happy to be there — and as I've said over and over, the worse shape you're in, the nicer they are to you. Honestly, if I can do it, you can do it. |
So I've been at the gym now for a month. I can see a lot of changes in myself physically, and I appreciate that, but I've been enjoying the process a great deal on a body modification level, learning to feel and control every part of my body. It's actually kind of funny how uncoordinated I am… After all, I can juggle, play guitar, type quickly, do card tricks, and plenty of fine-control coordination tricks, but large scale coordination (even basic stuff like simply lifting both arms at the same rate) is hilariously lacking!
I think sometimes my trainer — who's really good, and excellent at coming up with subtle variations in the programs that Jon, Saira, and I are all doing to suit our personalities — can't stop himself from laughing watching me clumsily work out how to even make my brain talk to muscle groups I don't use much after fifteen years at a desk and on a couch. I swear half the time I must look like a little kid that's been spun around blindfolded trying to figure out how to walk. But like I said, from a body modification-ritual point of view, it's really great. I think anyone who enjoys experiencing their body would love strenuous exercise…
But the thing that's most interesting, is I'm starting to become convinced that it's improving my memory. It would make sense, because massage (of the body) is often used to stimulate damaged neural tissue… So I'm wondering if by stimulating and actively controlling nerve pathways that were largely dormant (or at least barely used in a particularly controlled manner) is causing regeneration in my brain in different areas. That said, it could just as easily be having to deal with school schedules that's doing it, because it causes me to regiment and exercise those parts of my brain as well…
And for those of you who prefer entries like the one below, it's essential that you get in as good physical condition as possible before the plagues and the pillaging come… Get your health to peak condition, learn to shoot, stockpile some ammunition and gasoline, and get ready for real life Mad Max world! I don't know what the future brings. I hope it's not as grim as I seem to enjoy predicting, but if it is, I still want to survive it and have fun doing so.
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