Stagnation

I happened to observe another "Silver Sneakers" class at the gym this morning. The usual senior citizens were there. However, they were all sitting in chairs and doing various exercises. The sight was both alarming and disheartening.

Typical Fit Hottie

Afterward, I attempted to approach my workout with renewed vigor. To be honest, my body wants to "call it quits." Yet, somehow I always manage to complete the workout. My regimen has increased in difficulty because I have purposely slowed down each repetition in every set. I focus on form and full range of motion. Very painful. In addition, I have increased the duration of my cardiovascular workout to one full hour.

Typical Gym Hottie

To be perfectly honest, there really is no way that I can retire from the gym. At my age, one week will be enough to cause atrophy to begin its deleterious effects. I am past the point of no return insofar as any kind of recovery conditioning. In other words, if I "let myself go," then "game over!"

Silence, Little Lamb!

Well, most of the people at the gym, young and old alike, don't look very good. For the amount of time they spend working out, they essentially have nothing to show for it. I have seen some of the "regulars" for years. They look the same or worse. Few are buffed. Oh well.

Typical Summer Hotties

Fortunately, we have the hotties of Summer to peruse. A sight for sore eyes, eh? Much better than the slobs we normally see waddling around.