Today I decided to do an indoor workout. I looked through my collection of workout videos, which turned out to be two (I swear I used to have some more...must've sold or lost them along the way). Anyway, I did Richard Simmons "Sweatin' to the Oldies". And before you even consider making fun of me for that, give it up. I've long believed that if more people applied as much energy, enthusiasm and encouragement to the problems of life as he has applied to helping people be healthier, the world would be an entirely different place. Besides, his videos actually have fat people in them, which is way more motivating than trying to exercise along with people whom you will never look anything like. (And, in case you've never seen a Richard Simmons video, at the end of the workout, each person is celebrated for a brief moment by dancing for a few seconds as everyone else claps, and his/her name and weight loss to date is displayed on the screen. And for the people who haven't lost any weight yet, the screen says "just starting" and everyone claps even louder.) Okay, so enough of the "why I like Richard Simmons" rant. On to my original point.
I had not done this particular workout in years. I mean, probably something more than 6 years. But I remembered nearly every move of every routine. It was a little odd. I know about the concept of "body memory", but this was the strongest example I had personally experienced.
The workout itself wasn't particularly intense, though. I remembered it being a harder workout. Hopefully that means I'm fitter now than I was then!
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