Eleven weeks of 7 a.m. gym, and I still don’t like mornings
Not a morning person. Never will be. But the rec center is basically empty at 7, and if I go before class it happens. If I wait until after, it doesn’t.
Eleven weeks in a row now. Some weeks I swim instead of lifting and it still counts, because the streak belongs to the goal, not the place.
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Got to the gym at 5:30 and every rack was taken, so I turned around. It didn’t count as a visit, which annoyed me for about a minute, but it was a two-minute stop. Passing by isn’t going. Went back at 9 and it was empty. Lesson learned: 5:30 is everyone’s time.
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First week my gym goal hit 3 of 3, and I never opened the app at the gym. The visits just showed up on their own. Honestly the best part was not having one more thing to remember. Next goal: keep it going through midterms.
FitnessIs it weird that I like the walk to the gym more than the gym?
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Eleven weeks. Turtle-level patience.
The streak belongs to the goal, not the place. Love that line.
The empty gym at 7 is the best-kept secret on campus.
How do you get yourself out of bed, though? Asking for me.
Clothes on the chair the night before and the alarm across the room. No magic.