Imagine three basketball courts side by side. Now, lay folded towels on the edge of the far court. Run the width of two courts, bend over and push the towel the width of the third. Turn around and push it back to where you found it. Then get up and run back the width of two courts. When you get to where you started, do either squats, jumping jacks or some other exercise. Then repeat. Over and over and over. I think I did six reps. I might have done seven.
That was our first of five stations today.
I used to get ill when I saw towels folded on the court. The first time I ever did them, I hit my knees when I collapsed and hurt my kneecap. Now, I own them. Flat out own them.
Towels are hard, don’t get me wrong. But a big part of them is mental. I think that’s a pretty good metaphor for many other things in life.
On our 3rd station, we ran at 6.5 mph for eight minutes. Then we did core in the aerobics room. That room was very hot and I started to sweat profusely. My last station was the weight equipment and I was very conscientious about wiping the equipment off. I’m sorry I sweat. But I try to be thoughtful about it. Guess I need to spend some time in a sauna to get acclimated to the sudden hot gym conditions. Until then, I just have one thing to say:
Sweat happens.