Today is the last day of the long weekend of the Good Friday holiday. Aside from writing this journal entry, I only have some mundane tasks planned for the rest of the day, like shopping for groceries and hitting the gym.
Speaking of which, I have a membership at the gym located in the shopping mall near my apartment. I’ve been going there since July of last year on a one-year contract. Although I’m happy with its facilities and services overall, I’ve decided not to extend my membership when it expires at the end of June.
The reason is that my new office has its own gym, which is open to the employees at about half the price of what I’m paying at my current gym. Given that I only ride the treadmill and never lift weights, I only require the most basic facilities for my workouts, so I’ve decided to switch to the company gym.
Like many gay guys, I admit that I find muscular guys more attractive than guys who are lanky or chubby, and I have previously harbored a desire to become muscular myself. However, it didn’t take me long to figure out that building up muscles is no easy task–it requires total dedication, where I should be prepared to work out daily for about 90 minutes, as well as tailor my diet to maximize my protein intake.
As I’m currently focusing on my French studies, which take up a substantial amount of my free time, dedicating an hour and a half to muscle-building on top of that is an impossibility for me, so I have no choice but to give up on the idea of acquiring a beach-body physique–at least not anytime soon.
However, that doesn’t negate the importance of exercising twice a week or so, especially walking vigorously to the point of breaking a sweat. I’ve read that moderate exercise like walking is hugely beneficial in terms of maintaining the health of your brain and slowing down the overall aging of your body.
Accordingly, I am determined to keep up my current exercise routine of a 60-minute uphill treadmill ride every time I visit the gym. As the saying goes, health is priceless, so while I’m pretty busy with my language learning, I’m going to do whatever is necessary to stay healthy, regardless of whether or not I look attractive to the other gay guys.
2 comments:
語学おじさんはすごい方ですね。５０になっても新たな外国語にチャレンジするとは、そのモチベーションはどこから湧いて来るのですか。外国語学習に熱心な人はどこの国にもいますが、島国の日本人の外国語にかける情熱には独特のものがあると思います。幕末の蘭学者高野長英は、地方の医者たちの要請に応えて、手紙のやり 取りでオランダ語を教えていました。現代でいう通信教育です。しかし高野長英はオランダ語ができることを鼻に かけて反感をかい、投獄され脱獄して悲劇的な最後を遂げます。語学のためにすべてを犠牲にし、劇的に人生を駆け抜けた人です。参考文献：吉村昭「長英逃亡」
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コメントをいただき、ありがとうございます！なかなか読者の方のコメントをいただけないブログなので、とてもうれしいです！
そうなんです。最近はフランス語の勉強にハマっておりまして、自由時間はフランス語を中心にして過ごしています。背後にあるフランス文化が素晴らしいのはもちろんですが、僕はフランス語自体の美しさに心を奪われて、単語の勉強にさえ夢中になっています。
一方、英語は僕の仕事の主要言語なので、こちらも英作文を通して勉強を続けています。このブログにはその英作文をそのまま載せているため、たまに間違いがありますことをご承知おきください。自分の英語力の成長の記録のために、あえてミスを直さないままアップしています。
またコメントをいただけるのを楽しみにしています。ありがとうございました！
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