Pros of working out at home

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  huge time saver, no traveling to the gym

• you will have easy/quick access to cold water, after workout protein shake
• save money over paying for years of gym memberships
• no distractions or unwanted conversations

Pros of a gym membership

• less upfront cost
• more equipment
• make connections
• access to spotters
• better environment devoted to getting in shape
• doesn’t take up space in your house

There is no clear cut answer in comparing the benefits of working out at home vs. buying a home membership.  The solution depends on your individual situation.  Do you enjoy your current gym membership?  If not, would you perfer another place?  Can you afford the upfront costs of a home weight system?  Do you have the space to house these weights?

I’m lucky in that I have free weights that were given to me so if I get in a pinch and what a crude workout, I can workout even if the gym is closed.

Last night I added another 37 minutes of running.  No weight lifting today, but I’ll resume my leg workout tomorrow.

Post from: EveryJoe

Home Workout vs. Gym Membership

One paragraph begins, “Rooting for the Celtics is like supporting inflation, unemployment and locusts.” (No comment from the Locust Union yet, but the edit is still fresh).

But the jawdropper is the pre-edited line that originally appeared: “Rooting for the Celtics is like saying Hitler was a victim.”

Ouch, yikes, and tsk-tsk on so very many levels, Ms. Hill. (Quite apart from our Celtics fan status).

We get the rivalry/still-hurting-about-the-Spurs-losing bit. But the choice of eek-inducing words is a curiosity indeed. Was Ms. Hill was only half awake the day they taught similes in English class?

Just in case, we’re offering a brief tutorial on a literary device that should meet the criteria of funny or insightful—not highly inappropriate and unprofessional.

Here are some examples of good similes:

Rooting for the Celtics is like . . .

. . . invoking the memory of a murderous dictator who altered the course of 20th-century history for the sake of comparing a mostly one-sided NBA rivalry.

. . . a certain writer at ESPN confusing “humorous” with “completely lame and not at all funny, even in a Mel Brooks-purposely-politically-incorrect” kind of way.

. . . trying to make nice about a controversial piece even though the edited version is a joke because everyone already knows what was in the initial version.

So there you have it, Similes 101.

Post from: EveryJoe

Fun With Similes: A Tutorial for ESPN Writer Jemele Hill in lieu of her Hitler-Sympathizer Comparison