LivinGology

Body Languages
Do we really have to lift iron?

Strenght training have always been problematic issues for me. Every time I decide to devote some of my time to it the same thing repeats: the first training is just great. You do a variety of exercises, some of them in such weired positions that you've never thought your body could do. You talk to other people in the gym, perhaps find some new friends. Time passes quickly and in the end you feel perfectly fit. You go home with the nice feeling you've done something really good for yourself. So what's the problem here? The thing is that the same thing repeats the next training. The same exercises, the same people, nothing happenes at all. It just gets boring. I don't know, maybe it's like drinking beer - you never like it from the first couple of glasses but after that you start liking it. Like beer, strenght exercise does show progressive results, especially if you do it on a regular basis. You become stronger, daily activities like doing the shopping become easier, you start looking much better and your self-esteem boosts. All good stuff for you. But what about the hundreds of hours of boredom behind the walls of the gym? That's a big deal of time of you life! There must be other way to get the same results. Strenght training is just one of the many anaerobic activities (exercises at a more difficult pace) you can choose between, like sprinting on your feet or a bike, rope jumping, as well as sports like tennis, basketball, football etc. All of these sound like much more fun and besides are 'languages' other people can speak too - you can compete together with ot agains someone else, unlike strenght training where your only buddies are your biceps and triceps.