Oh my, how things have changed.
There was a afternoon that if I wasn’t lying on the floor unable to catch my breath, it wasn’t a superb workout; Of course, that was many decades ago. These afternoons, 40 minutes in the pool is just about right. But whatever works I guess. I have always been the sort who would rather be active than lay inside the central a/c enjoying TV. That led to me getting into working out and I went all in with that situation. It was back in the 90’s when there was a lot less known about exercise science. So my pal and I just got out of the a/c to push ourselves to exhaustion with stuff that would be considered sort of cross training now. Then, it was into some gym that had no commercial Heating and Air Conditioning and only fans. This was a muscle heads delight. And every crucial bodybuilder was there afternoon in and afternoon out. But that wasn’t my scene as my pal and I were into more of a high rep routine. It was intense and I was unquestionably in great shape for a lot of years. But that stuff came with a price as it punished my joints. And now, I take my exercise with a dose of a/c. The health and wellness center I got to these afternoons has zone controlled Heating and Air Conditioning. I love being upstairs with the resistance equipment. That’s more my speed these afternoons. Still builds muscle strength but much easier on my joints. And getting out of the a/c comes with lap after appealing lap in the pool instead of all that punishment my pal and I were into 30 years ago.