Comments | bluechromis: A 45 pound chocolate cake.

bluechromis

A 45 pound chocolate cake.

May 23, 2005 14:44

I was pondering something today during my run*, and I thought maybe my trusty LJ friends could help me out. I'm pretty anal about my workouts. I like to know exactly how far I've run, and exactly how fast. I like to keep track of my heart rate. Sometimes I count my footfalls per minute, etc. And that's just running. The spinning bikes at my gym are ( Read more... )

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webrat May 23 2005, 19:48:15 UTC

I don't think the reward should be a gym membership. I think the reward should be something fun (like bareboat) or perphaps a trip somewhere or even... nekkid skydiving!

bluechromis May 23 2005, 20:44:58 UTC

I like the bareboat charter license option a lot. I've been skydiving, didn't like it enough to do it again. :)

As for whether the gym membership is a "reward" or not...let me tell you, this is a swanky, SWANKY gym, it's right next to my office, and it would definitely be a treat. I just don't know about signing up for 6 mos b/c it'd be really hard to give up.

webrat May 23 2005, 20:48:31 UTC

It might be swanky, but I dunno.. something about 'rewarding work' with 'more work' just doesn't sound fun? :)

bluechromis May 23 2005, 21:08:07 UTC

Well, I'll be doing the work anyway - reaching the goal won't mean I don't go to the gym anymore, and a swanky new gym will make the experience that much more pleasant, right?

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hiddenbear May 23 2005, 19:53:45 UTC

For the 30lb goal, I'm not sure if these dumbbells would be considered 'fun'. I saw them on an InfoMercial once and was pretty impressed with the concept.

For the 45lb goal, I'll keep thinking.

Good luck! :-)

bluechromis May 23 2005, 20:45:36 UTC

Oh, that's a great idea! The only thing is J's weight bench went to live in VT. We could get it back, but where to put it. That'd be a gift for both J and I actually.

what_do_we_know May 23 2005, 23:14:33 UTC

I have heard about "walking vacations" in Europe. Here's one in Spain: http://perso.wanadoo.es/sailordeb/index.htm

It looks fairly low-key, but I know there are more rigorous ones. Anyway, treating yourself to a vacation of good food and good wine, and also walking all day some days and seeing a hell of a lot of countryside -- well, it sounds like a reward to me!

bluechromis May 24 2005, 13:26:01 UTC

Oh, that looks neat! I've often thought about the bicycle tours of the south of france. The one you posted looks similar in vibe. Great idea. :)

flexagon May 24 2005, 12:17:36 UTC

For the 30 lb goal.... trapeze school! A moderate costs ($60 plus an afternoon) and I know you'd love it. :)

bluechromis May 24 2005, 13:25:00 UTC

Oh, you're RIGHT! That's a great idea...trapeze school it is...