Venkatesh Rao ☀️
@vgr
Haven’t been in a mood to exercise for nearly a month. And I’m a reluctant exerciser even at my most motivated. I’m basically not a gym guy but am either too old or not suitably situated for the sports I used to enjoy being mediocre at (swimming, ultimate, ping pong, briefly squash). My small apartment pool prohibits lap swimming. I can only easily swim when I travel to decent hotels or to parents home in India these days (their apartment has a decent pool) I first realized I was getting old when I briefly tried to join an ultimate league in Rochester ~2007-08 when I was mid 30s. Just couldn’t keep up with the young people. There were a couple of super fit older people who played but most were in their 20s. That was ~17y ago. In LA I lived right next to Griffith observatory and that hike was something I looked forward to. Here in Kirkland there’s a nice trail but it’s entirely flat so not really exercise unless I go for hours.
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Strange Attractor
@strangeattractor
What are your thoughts on swing dancing? It looks like there are drop-in sessions in Kirkland. Swing dancing, including Lindy Hop and Charleston, is something I enjoyed doing before Covid. It does not involve much wear and tear on the body. https://www.lavidastudio.com/adultsocial/west-coast-lavida-social/
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Venkatesh Rao ☀️
@vgr
Dancing is not my thing
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Simon de la Rouviere
@simondlr
I used to get back pain from swing dancing (the side where you attach to your partner). Likely bad form on my end. 😅
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