(no, those are NOT my shadows. I don’t exercise. Ever. I found this on Google Images)
The other day, I stumbled upon this article. It’s brief. Don’t be afraid to click it.
Okay, fine, Miss Lazy. I’ll save you the trouble!
Here’s the jist. And I quote;
“repetitive mirthful laughter causes the body to react as though you’ve been engaging in moderate physical exercise.”
ah-ha! I KNEW it! All this blog surfing is finally going to pay off. I read your funny stories, I laugh, I lose weight. This, my friends, is a win-win situation.
Which must be why I continue to read your wonderfully funny blog posts everyday.
Even those days that I don’t write one myself. Days that I’m just too darn busy to squeeze it in. Days that I just don’t feel particularly funny or creative. Days that I wonder why I even blog in the first place. Days that I wonder how long I’ll continue to do it. Days that I wonder if it’s just a waste of my time that could be better spent doing something else. Days that I admit to myself that I’ll likely never get to met any of the awesome “friends” I’ve made in the cyber world – or get to Graceland for that matter. Days that blogging feels a little more like work and a little less like enjoyment.
Just know that I read you everyday. Sometimes I don’t even comment. But I read. And I laugh.
Because I need my daily exercise. Badly.
Do you ever question your blogging? Ever experienced a “dry spell” in your writing? Do you hate exercise as much as I do?
14 Responses to “Don’t Bother Exercising – It’s No Longer Necessary”
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May 7th, 2010 at 9:53 am
AHHHHH!!!! that is great news, I knew it all along too!!! You know I love nothing more than a good laugh ( although most of the time it is usually at somebody elses expense) who cares a laugh is a laugh, and by God thats good enough for me!!! Keep on writing those funny blogs,and I’ll be all over those skinny jeans in no time!!! Cheers!!
May 7th, 2010 at 10:32 am
i exercise like once a month. it’s really bad because i like to eat. i’m going to start doing lunges and leg lifts and butt squeezes at my desk. i’ll vlog it all for you.
May 7th, 2010 at 10:35 am
I haven’t been to the gym in a few days, so this makes me feel a lot better. I have to work at an event with a terrible band tonight, so there is sure to be much laughter.
Sometimes I feel like I might be about to experience a dry spell, but then something pops up that I can write about. I think you can usually tell when I’m grasping at straws though.
May 7th, 2010 at 10:39 am
Well then, I lose weight every day after reading your blog! You are a continuous means of weight loss for me
May 7th, 2010 at 11:55 am
This is great news for me too! Being that there are several days that my only ‘exercise’ consists of blog reading!! Ha…
May 7th, 2010 at 12:22 pm
What a relief! I was sitting here telling myself I need to get my sorry ass outside for a run this morning and I see this.
Thank you, Cher. Thank you.
And you better NEVER leave or stop blogging. For reals.
May 7th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
Well, this is good news, since I planned on sitting on my ass and watching movies tonight…I guess I’ll have to watch a comedy to make up for not going to the gym!
I question blogging all the time. I ask myself the same EXACT same questions you do. Sometimes it’s fun but sometimes it definitely feels like more work than it’s worth. And it’s such a time suck. And I don’t have any extra time. ok…off to re-evaluate my priorities.
May 7th, 2010 at 10:47 pm
I so get what you mean. Blogging can be a huge time suck. Especially when you nuture those friendships. I have dry spells and doubts. And sometimes I feel so pressured to bring the funny.
May 8th, 2010 at 1:14 pm
I’ve been using laughing as exercise for years. It’s also great for your mental health. And I can’t imagine being married to someone who didn’t make me laugh often. In the long run, laughter’s really better than sex. (Did I say that?)
I’m fairly new to blogging so my biggest concern is attracting an audience & getting comments. The first comment I got was spam, but I was so desperate to believe it was real that I replied to it. So embarrassing when I think about it!
May 8th, 2010 at 2:38 pm
Yay laughter! I sometimes have dry spells and days where I’m just too busy to get down and write up a post but eventually I always get back to it. (You know, for the exercise.)
May 8th, 2010 at 3:50 pm
And finally my uncontrollable laughter is good for something! LOL
May 8th, 2010 at 6:42 pm
Yes to all three. Obviously I need a personal trainer and a ghostwriter. But perhaps I should first get a better paying job. Or just dip into the kid’s college fund. One or the other.
May 8th, 2010 at 6:55 pm
if a good belly laugh is excercise, then life is sweet! I’ll just keep the comedy channel on full time!
May 8th, 2010 at 9:39 pm
Maybe that’s why my kids are so skinny. Oh, you said laughter not screaming? Nevermind.