In the first week of May, I ordered new running shoes from Amazon. I was patiently waiting for my package when I started receiving ‘urgent’ emails from the supplier (can you rate our product, please leave a review, blah blah blah). I eventually got the hint that maybe my sneakers were supposed to have been delivered. I got in touch with Amazon help via real time online chat and was stunned by how quickly they refunded my money. I’m not sure what happened – maybe they oversold the product, maybe they just have a policy to give money back ASAP, maybe they are just the richest thing since Richie – but though I have my refund, I’ve yet to order another pair.
My new workout routine has been going well despite the lack of footwear reinforcements. One key component is a short body weight workout I do on non-running days. These take about ten minutes total if I focus on transitioning quickly from one exercise to the next. What I’ve started to realize is that all those infomercial-type claims I once dismissed – sculpt your body in just eight minutes a day, reach peak fitness with just five minutes on machine X, and so on – might have some merit after all. I think the key is simply finding the right workout for your specific needs and giving the workout your full focus throughout.
Finally, I’ve been rolling out this little gem I cooked up – you can’t have your six pack and drink it, too. I’ve been getting a great response to this quip. It’s a good null hypothesis for sure but like any professional scientist I must attempt to refute it – for now, I consider my current fitness routine my first test of this theory.
