Positive Post
June 5, 2008
Thursday
Positive Post
5:00 PM

Sweating

I was thinking of you (all of us on this list) earlier, as a Positive Post
began percolating in my brain!

The percolating thought was:
My upper lip is a mustache of sweat
Droplets of salty fluid pour off my chin

My karate uniform is soaked
A layer of "coolant" coats my body

The delicious, delightful humidity abounds
I am in love with the season

Tiz the season to be sweating...tra, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
My Sensei (karate teacher) use to say the boxer is most vulnerable in the first
round, the round when he is cold.

No problem here, just stepping onto the non-air-conditioned deck and the uniform
begins to get soaking wet.
It feels good to work hard and
It feels good to sweat.

In my karate school sweat is an indicator of hard work.
In my karate school a soaking wet uniform is a status symbol.

A weigh in
before
and
after a workout equals a difference of four pounds, so says
one of my male students.

I can't imagine losing more than a few ounces in perspiration
during a workout (I sweat like a girl...hahaha) but non the less it feels fabulous.

I also noticed myself sweating earlier today while doing some gardening stuff
and moving stuff around in the heat of the day.
Later I had the pleasure of a cold shower
and
now I'm sitting in air conditioning & an over head fan is on.

I like to sweat but I'm happy being all cool down now.
Love,
Iron Man