Survival as an Incentive
I was flipping through a catalog the other day and came across a treadmill with no motor. “Set YOUR own pace” or something like that.
It got me thinking. Holy crap, what a joke! You know what MY pace is? Standing still. I don’t like bouncing around, I’m not big on sweating, and I’m not big on giving gravity a boost on it’s already substantial downward trend.
I would have to have a treadmill with a freaking motor. Those things provide incentive to keep your ass moving. Once you get started you are too afraid to hop off and even more afraid that if you turn it off you’ll go flying off the back or something.
Survival, correct me if I’m wrong, is probably the best incentive, don’t you think?
It’s like those old exercise bikes, if you got going and took your feet off the pedals you knew you had better throw in some Pilates there in the form of the splits or something because those damn pedals were going to come around and either beat the hell out of your shins, calves, or both.
I prefer sweat to extreme bruising with the obvious exception of plastic surgery.
But, hey, that’s just me.
In Other News…
You might recall a post not too long ago where I asked you to run over and tell my VERY pregnant friend, Jan, how great she looked and to load her up with tons of helpful advice?
Well, Baby Salsedo made his arrival yesterday. Considering she hasn’t posted in a week and Lord knows when she might have the time now to update her blog, I’m spilling the beans here:
Jacob Charles
Born: January 30th, 2007
11:11am
8lbs. 11oz.
21.5 inches
There were some minor complications and Jan delivered via C-section but as of noon yesterday mom and baby were doing fine!
Go give them some well-wishes, people.
NOW DAMMIT!!!!!
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January 31, 2007 @ 6:06 am
That treadmill sounds like a great idea. I should come up with a stairmaster that’s the same concept and I could make millions. Just two steps, made out of wood. Keep stepping up and down as long as you’d like! Exercise at your OWN initiative! Only 4 payments of $99.99.
January 31, 2007 @ 10:06 am
I have one of those treadmills with no motor.
It’s called a fucking SIDEWALK. And you wanna know how much I use it?
yeah, exactly
January 31, 2007 @ 12:06 pm
I wish mouse-clicking and typing burned thousands of calories - I’d be thin as a rail - LOL
Congrats to Jan! Great name they selected!
Hugs to you!
January 31, 2007 @ 1:51 pm
Avi Yep, paint them black and spray some of that glitter spray on them and you’d be up to your neck in orders within the first 3 minutes of your infomercial.
Miss Britt :twisted: You are SO funny when you are bitchy.
Marti Me too!!!!!! If someone could just figure out that ONE blog post burned like 2000 calories… I’d be SO freaking happy!
January 31, 2007 @ 3:05 pm
do I ever love your template!
i went over and offered congratulations on the new baby
January 31, 2007 @ 6:33 pm
I had completely forgotten about those old stationary bikes. When we used to have family get-togethers, all of us cousins would see who could get it going the fastest without getting hurt. …Good times.
February 1, 2007 @ 12:37 am
Like PT Barnum said “There’s a sucker born every minute”
On my way to say congrats to the new Mommy
February 1, 2007 @ 11:15 pm
I knew of a lady that fell on a motorized treadmill and had to get skin grafts on both of her knees because they were so messed up.