Learning my body.

[saxikath]

I am stronger than I think I am.

Okay, so the weights I've been using on the Nautilus machines at my new health club ( Healthworks, if anyone's curious) are puny compared to what I'm sure the buff-bodied women there use. But they're heavier than I expected to be using. I feel... strong. Powerful. Now I just need to transfer that feeling to the rest of my life.

Comments

[davehogg.livejournal.com]

I've never figured out why the Nautilus machines make me feel so good, but I've certainly noticed it.

How to transfer it? By reminding yourself that working out proves you can make changes in your life.

[otherbill.livejournal.com]

Transfer that feeling? Give it time. Exercise may build lots of things, but the thing that it builds best is self-confidence.

[crossfire.livejournal.com]

I know exactly what you're talking about... Doing my Tai Chi exercises make me feel exactly the same way. And it does take a while for it to seep into the other aspects of your life. But it'll happen.

For me, it's not as much about being powerful as it is about being capable. That I'm capable of doing things that fall far outside my usual daily requirements, if that makes any sense.