Cold!

New form of Exercise:

Running to the mailbox with no shoes in ten degree weather and enough wind to alter the rotation of the Earth. Oh, also, no jacket. You would think I'd have learned by now.

My roommate, Michael, says that the only way he would be caught running is if a giant bear were chasing him. Do you think we could train one to chase but never attack? That would be motivation.

Swimming!

I have taken up swimming in the past few months. I can swim all four strokes, and can almost do a flip turn without getting dizzy and gasping for air as soon as my face meets air, and although I have tried to dive in from the starting block, I have only managed a really painful belly flop.

So here are some notes on swimming:
- No sweating involved (less laundry)
- Its non-impact - the girls aren't all over the place like they would be while jogging (not that I would know...)
- You get to wear a swimming hat and goggles
- Since your head is underwater mostly, you don't have to listen to anyone else breathe heavily as they chug away on the elliptical
- Pretending you are a dolphin is perfectly acceptable, including the sound effects. In your head of course.
- The gym has free showers. Yes, they are grungy. Yes you have to face the other half naked women in the locker room. But, the shower comes free with the cost of the swimming, and the water is always hot. That mean on mornings like today, when you wake up late and the other 3 people in your house have already taken showers and there is no hot water left, you can go to the gym and shower. Also, you don't have to clean them.
- My favorite, you can swim faster when you have webbed toes

For some motivation, I found this sweet website recently...
http://www.swimplan.com/

I think its fun. Now, if only I could remember not to inhale while underwater.