Thursday, November 29, 2007
Sweating it off without doing a thing
I am a bit under the weather, but its just the sniffles, nothing major. I was going to attempt swimming tonight, though I couldn't remember the adage about whether you could exercise when you had symptoms above the neck. (You can - I just looked it up. If symptoms are above the neck - nasal, headache, etc. - you can still exercise, just slow it down. Below the neck - take the day off.) Even if it would have been okay, I wasn't sure how the breathing thing would work while swimming. If I'm stuffed up, can I still breath when I come up for air? Well, I used the excuse that I forgot my goggles (I think I actually lost them.) and nixed the swimming idea. I had read some things recently about the benefits of saunas and I had brought a book with me to do some leisurely reading, so I jumped right in. Its really quite awful - you sweat just sitting there - not a comfortable feeling for me. I think I'd rather run three miles. Apparently 15-20 minutes in the sauna burns 300 calories, which is equivalent to the calories burned in a one hour brisk walk.
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Notice how Megan is effectively using the "art of the secondary excuse" to get out of doing something she doesn't really want to do (ie, can't find her goggles = not going to swim tonight). I must say, as my prize student, I am quite proud of her progress and tenacity in the face of exercise.
Well done, Megan. Well done.
Oh man seriously? I am totally in love with the sauna. I wish I had time to use it more often...it's like sitting in a hot car that's been in the sun - but drier heat! Although, I admit, sometimes I'm jealous of lizards basking on hot rocks too, so I might not be a great source.
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