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Go Virtual With Anger
It’s also unfair if you are arguing, to bring in someone’s
Your Workout By Judith Levy family members, or incidents from the past that have never
been, nor ever will be resolved. Stick to the matter at hand
Let’s start out by saying
I’m not talking about angry and don’t muddy the waters with situations that are so old
By Oris Martin situations that escalate in that the statute of limitations should have set in by now.
physical violence. If that My mother used to tell us that if one person was right
If you’re like millions of Americans who workout is happening in your house, and one person was wrong, we could figure it out. But, if
regularly at a gym, your schedule went out the window seek help, go to a shelter or two people were right, there was going to be a war. That
with the closure of gyms in your community during the do anything that gets you goes for people and countries as well.
health epidemic. If you’re hunkered down at home and out of harm’s way. Over the years I’ve learned that it’s important to ask
not able to go to the gym, this is no time to skip workouts I’m talking about yourself, do you want to be right, or do you want to
because exercise helps combat stress and indeed, this is everyday situations. The have a relationship? Being right is cold comfort if the
a very stressful time. It is a great time to get creative and one where all of a sudden, out of nowhere someone is relationship is ruptured and you can’t find a way back
consider other options for exercise. hollering, and by sheer force of volume they mean to to one another. I say, if you think you’re right you can
In recent years exercise has been going virtual as fitness prevail. Oh, I know everyone gets angry from time to afford to be more generous. The person who is wrong
professionals have increasingly sought to broaden their time, but some people are constantly angry. Their fuse is will back themselves into a corner and not know how to
audience by using YouTube, Facebook or live streaming. short and in short order they’ve exploded. If you have a get out. The person who is right needs to stretch out their
Advocates have long purported that the convenience, nature that reaches for anger only as a last resort, all this hand and help the other person out of the corner they’ve
variety and cost all make this the obvious choice. However, anger is unsettling at best and frightening at worst. boxed themselves into.
there is so much out there that it can be confusing to a Here’s how it goes. At first the conversation may seem It’s also a good thing to remember to pick someone up
consumer. How do you choose what’s best for you? quite harmless, then someone, knowingly or unknowingly before you drop them down. For example you might say,
Workouts on Facebook and YouTube are free, so if cost pushes someone’s “Poko Moko.” What’s Poko Moko? “For a smart person like you that was a foolish thing to
is a concern, then this is the obvious choice for you. The Do you remember the film with Abbot and Costello, do.” You’ll get your point across and still leave room for
only drawback with these workouts is that they do not tell where Abbot tells Costello that the big fellow over there the other person to save face.
you what level of fitness participant it is recommended looks dangerous, but he’s a harmless guy, unless you say Anger is a malady that affects both sexes. Is there a
for. They often demonstrate complex choreography and “Poko Moko.” So, Costello goes up to the guy, looks right hollerer in your house? Are you that person? Well, there’s
high impact moves that may be contraindicated for some. up in his face and shouts, “Don’t worry, I’ll never say, still time to change and everyone will be happier, even
Many gyms and boutique studios have been livestreaming Poko Moko.” With that the guy rises up and towering over you, especially in these difficult times.
their more popular offerings. Check with your local gym Costello says, “Slowly I turned, step by step,” as he puts
to see if they are offering this service. his hands around Costello’s neck to throttle him. Judith Levy is the New York Times best-selling author of
A few of the more highly recommended streaming Many times you know what will set your partner off, GRANDMOTHER REMEMBERS which has sold over 4
services are available at no cost, they include Nike Training yet some little imp in you decides to push that button, or million copies and the mega best seller GRANDFATHER
Club, C25K and Strava. There are also live streaming as Costello did, say “Poko Moko.” REMEMBERS, published by HarperCollins.
services that you may purchase at a cost. Probably the most
well-known and highly recommended of the subscription
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Regardless of which way
you choose to go, remember
to look at the entire workout
before you begin, be realistic Norbert Graber, R. Ph.
as to where you are on your and Lynn Graber, R. Ph.
fitness journey, and most
important have fun doing it.
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