The Adnostic

Exercise is usually portrayed in a very heroic and humorless sort of way. Be in the "zone." Beat someone. Beat something. Beat yourself. Oooh! Awesome! Endorphins! Look at all the pretty colors...

Funny. This isn't how I feel about exercise. This isn't how a lot of people I know feel about exercise. Exercise is a necessary evil. I would much rather be using the time and money I spend at the gym doing far more productive things, like blogging, cooking a halfway decent dinner for myself, cleaning my apartment, buying plane tickets to see ZM, going out for drinks and live music with friends, sleeping, or being ordered around by my mom.

But I was surprised and impressed by this little number by Weiden+Kennedy Amsterdam. This is an attitude I can completely identify with, and it makes me laugh.

I am not an athlete. I use an exercise bike because it has a "Calories Burned" counter and I don't really care if its not very accurate. I do pilates for an hour every week because I don't want to have to hold up my arms and suck in my gut just so I can look pretty good in that bikini I just bought. I do squats, lunges, push-ups, and run up and down stairs so that when I meet with a personal trainer once a month I don't feel crippled for the following week. And finally, I pay $50 a month in gym membership fees so that I can fit into my clothes. Especially the vintage. I am not getting rid of the vintage.

Exercising sucks, but you know what sucks more? Moving up a dress size and an overhang. That really sucks.