A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Gym!
I know I’m not the only person who finds it difficult to muster up the motivation to hit the gym. Firstly, it’s simply tedious. Secondly, refer back to “Firstly”.
However, just 30 minutes of cardio and a couple hundred crunches later I look like I’ve run the Boston Marathon and I feel fantastic.(Ed note: “crunches” not actual ab-ripping method commonly performed by really fit individuals. Author’s “crunches” are the lazy kind performed on the bench - with the behind-the-head handlebars that make it sorta like sit-ups with training wheels)
I know going to the gym is really only an hour out of my day but it’s an arrythmia-inducing distraction from being in my recording studio where I absolutely love to be.
I put the voice overs on hold and decide to go and break out into a sweat. (”…voice overs on hold”….get it?! baa haa….that’s lame voice artist humour….apologies)
Although I look forward to the initial gym experience about as much as cleaning hair out of a bathtub drain, I have to admit it keeps me feeling fit and looking presentable for the on-camera auditions(working out…not cleaning drains).
I do realize this is only possible to maintain if I work out more than on days that have the letter ‘V’ in them.
I realize, as well, I could have burned about 400 calories by now in attempting to reach a point in this entry. I’m also guessing a few seconds ago you went through all the days of the week with your fingers to see which days had the letter ‘V’. I digress.
So there I was, on the elyptical trainer convincing myself that if my heart locks up at least I had met all my studio deadlines for that day. No pun intended.
An aquaintance of mine, Leo, walks over with a pal to join in on the cardio fun I seem to be having. Leo is about 240 pounds with .000009% body fat. He’s the type of guy you’d like to have with you to fend off anything like, say, a charging rhino. Leo is also very smart and an all round nice guy. On this particular occasion his smile is a bit wider than normal. Leo tells me his wife, Paula, is pregnant and they’re having their first baby in August! Appropriate for someone named Leo 
After much congratulating and back slapping I mentioned that I, too, will be a first time dad in October! This is when it starts getting surreal. Three guys side by side at the gym working out furiously…not talking about last night’s game or the renaissance of Chrysler’s Hemi engine design. No, we were discussing in full detail and with passion how cool the Bugga-Boo all-in-one stroller from Holland was. This stroller/car seat/carrier is sort of like a Transformer for parents.
That discussion might not have raised any passing eyebrows in the testosterone laden environment; however, when we started debating the pros and cons of OBGYNs vs. midwives……!?
I’ve been told my life would drastically change with a child. I just provided evidence that it started yesterday at the gym.
I also couldn’t be happier.
So you see, when I’m not in the studio producing……(wait for it)……apparently I’m reproducing