A Few Things Exercise Has Taught Me About Myself

• A combination of sweat and sunshine is very, very good for my soul
  
• I have control issues (surprise, surprise)
  
• There is no chance that I will ever become a gym rat - something about the gym environment is aversive - NOT a fan
  
• Years of regular exercise does not change the fact that baby got back - I think this may just be the way I'm made and I'm pretty ok with that
  
• My primary obstacles are mental and not physical
  
• If money (and to a lesser degree time) were limitless I would do Bikram yoga every day - I LOVE it.  The ritual, the breathing, the heat, the blissful sensation of surrender, collecting hard evidence that I am unbelievably powerful just as I am
  
• Long, slow runs feel more natural and satisfying to me than shorter, faster efforts
• Loud music allows me to make it through a strength training session
  
• Baker is an excellent accountability buddy - I owe a lot to that boy
  
• No matter how many conversations I have with myself, I would rather do just about anything than do a workout on the elliptical (SO unbelievably boring)