I fucking hate cardio

all of my life, the one thing I’ve despised about the whole working out and getting fit thing…

cardio.

my stamina is for sucks

or, was… I should say.

when I was in high school, my P.E. teacher forced me to run the track to pass gym. YES, I almost failed fucking gym because I hate cardio that much.

THAT MUCH.

I felt like Homer Simpson when he ended up taking a cab and still came out of the car winded from only running a few secs before he even got into the cab in the first place.

cardio.

never my strong suit.

because, frankly… I’m a lazy sack of shit.

and only lazier as years of sitting in front of a computer became an extension of my daily existence.

however all that changed over the past year…

better late than never, right?

been hitting the gym regularly as of 2019, but cardio was still something I barely did. just weights, squats, arms, and abs. that was my routine.

but, I still didn’t get the results I really wanted out of my body. and more importantly, the high and good feels one gets from the natural release of endorphins after a good ass workout from cardio.

so, a few months ago I bought a jump rope.

figured, what the hell? this is cheap so if I hate it like all other cardio I’ve hated up until, no harm no foul.

and at first, I SUCKED. I mean, SUCKED.

tripping constantly, barely making it two mins.

and this continued. the suckage.

for at least a good week.

but I stuck to it…

because there was something about it I actually enjoyed.

something that brought me back to my childhood.

skipping rope… not a care in the world. just me skipping in my own little bubble with my own little thoughts.

slowly but surely, I started to notice a change.

the suckage was less sucky

rhythm got better. tripping lessened. stamina ever so slowly increasing.

and with that, the enjoyment crept in.

I found my inner child. she was there, tucked in way deep… forgotten, nearly.

I upgraded to a much better more expensive jump rope; btw, WORTH it.

it’s been about three months now and averaging anywhere from 15 to 25mins of steady jump roping, five days a week.

today, I nearly hit my ultimate goal of 30mins; made it 28!

my stamina is up, big time.

I find myself having way more energy, in general.

and sleeping like a well fed baby.

but most importantly, I find my cluttered, overactive, and sometimes frenetic mind has calmed down… substantially.

I no longer fucking hate cardio.