Measure return after making the thought-out effort

Special to The Tennessean I took a deep breath before I stepped on the scale. We were a month into the pandemic, and I was certain I wouldn’t like what I saw. Yep, it was bad news. Between my gym being closed and my newfound quarantine snacking hobby it had only taken me four short weeks to gain 10 pounds. At the rate I was going, I would easily double my weight by the time the pandemic ended if I wasn’t careful. My pre-pandemic exercise routine consisted of playing squash a few times a week and doing some light weight lifting every other day. Both activities were easy to commit to because they were fun. But now, with gyms closed and pandemic blues permeating through our house, staying in shape had suddenly become more difficult. My exercise activities that I had been doing for years were no more. And, there was no telling how long it would take before they would come back. Getting motivated to do anything but Zoom calls and Netflix felt out of reach. I had lost the “eye of the tiger” and I knew the longer I waited to find a new work-out activity the […]

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