Day 34

I am pretty thankful that I have the availability of a beautiful, clean and fancy gym to go work out at. No that I use it nearly as much as I would like to, or intend to, but I am so thankful that it is there when I need it, and more importantly that it is free (to me). Exercising is important to our lives. Not only does it help keep us looking good, make us stronger, but it also keeps us healthy, helps our bodies work better, more efficiently. To me, exercise is also a mental thing. It helps me clear my mind, focus my thoughts, or just zone out some times while I mindlessly feed my brain feel good endorphins. When I start to feel the stresses of life raining down on me, and Im at that point where I just want to sit like a lump on the couch, I feel the best if I can drag my ass to the gym and work out (even just for a short little bit). I am so much more productive, energized and happy after this. Have you ever been faced with that moment of do something, or sit and loaf? Which do you usually choose? Don't get me wrong, exercising is not always the choice I make, but when I do I feel great. So I am very very thankful that I have the opportunity to go to an awesome gym and work out in a great facility, again, for free. I don't know why gyms got so expensive, probably came about in 80's Im guessing when we all wanted to get our Jane Fonda on and people realized they could charge big bucks to provide people an exercising environment. And obviously people are willing to pay, so that's just the way it is now. Discriminatory if you ask my, but that's a whole other conversation!