With People

What’s the most fun way to exercise?

With people. Exercise can be grueling and often not really fun. I know this because I used to run long distances. I trained for my first marathon alone. At the time I didn’t know anyone who would want to do such a thing. I later moved to CA and met many others.

On my longest training days, I would get my brother to ride his bike for ten or fifteen of the twenty or so miles. We would joke around and laugh. He saved me! I don’t know where I got the motivation. Running alone for hours, oh man.

I had a friend who I did Thaibo with. We did it almost everyday at home while our boys played. Good play date for all of us!

Letter, I had friends to run with. Friends to go to the gym with. What a difference! Now I have walking friends and yoga friends. After a fast walk and a good chat and a bunch of laughs, I feel great! How could I not? Other people (preferably funny ones) make exercise fun.

As we get ready to head back to the East coast, I will miss my friends so very much. I forget this is how we bonded. I’ll be missing our daily beach walks and especially all the laughing…