mrv3000 | (no subject)

I've been wanting a treadmill for years. I'm not a naturally athletic person, but I do like walking. When I worked downtown San Diego, I actually would jog on my lunch break. But with my current job, it's just not very easy to do. And I don't like to do it around where I live - too many cars and too few sidewalks. So I've gotten pretty out of shape.

Why not just join a gym, you may ask? Because I know myself. I'll join and I won't go. It's way too easy for me to slack off like that. And it doesn't matter that there are interesting classes there, I won't do it. Aerobics and yoga tend to bore me. I have to concentrate on them just enough that it feels like doing a task. "Okay, downward facing dog. Holding. Holding. Is it time to get up yet? Okay, up. Crap, there's 30 minutes to go yet??" With walking/jogging, I can just go and not think about it.

So anyway, I now have a treadmill!

My current setup is pretty sweet. I just have to move my computer monitor over about 5 feet to my bookcase (the cables are long enough) and I can watch whatever while I'm walking. I just watched the first episode of Chuck while doing it. (HA! Pretty amusing show. I'll have to watch more.)

I don't have any weight loss goals or anything, I just want this to be part of my lifestyle. I just feel better when I'm more in shape.