As you, the observant and frequent reader of the Blue House Blog, may know, the Angie’s List campus offers the excellent benefit of an on-site, fully equipped gym, replete with personal trainer. In an effort to improve my overall health, as of late I’ve been taking full advantage of this benefit by working out about three times a week. To tell the truth, I’m not really doing it to improve my health. I’m not even working out on a regular basis to get big, rippled muscles. Truth is, I want to be the guy who kicks sand in the face of the minuscule weeny on the beach.
That’s right, I want to be this guy. But, without the shorts. I mean I would, of course, wear shorts if I were on the beach, just not those particular shorts. A little too revealing for my taste.
Just kidding: I don’t have horrible self-esteem problems that would lead me to openly humiliate others in an ocean-side setting. The real reason is my fiancee. Those of you who are married, or soon to be married, are most likely familiar with the dieting and physical fitness phase of the engagement. I’m not making generalizations, this is only based on my observations. I don’t blame my fiancee – our wedding photos are (hopefully) a once-in-a-lifetime event, and she wants to look her best. Although she doesn’t have the benefit of a personal trainer or a fitness center (there’s a certain company that can help you find highly rated companies that offer those services), she’s been working her butt off at the gym to look her best for those wedding shots.
To make a short story short, I work out to keep up with her. I lack the motivation to do it myself. But the added benefits of improved well being and generally overall better health are great, too.
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