Magnificent Monday Tuesday: Labored Movement

Today is Monday Tuesday, and that means that it's time to start the week off. Well, at least the rest of it since it's already kind of late. Yesterday was Labor Day, and thus, in accordance with the national holiday, I held off on posting. Yeah... that's exactly what happened... Um... Have some listening music!

Yesterday was the Damascus Road Volley Ball Tournament, which my team won (GO TEAM GOKU!), and let me just say that playing in sand is way harder than I remember it being! Truth be told my feet are still sore. But hey, it was a lot of fun and super worth it in my opinion. Although it got me thinking about what kind of physical shape I'm in. The honest answer: not good.

This got me thinking a little more about why that was. Why was it so difficult to work out from time to time? Do I not have enough time? This, it would seem, was the best answer, but then again my physical health should be a high enough priority on my list to warrant a time slot in my schedule. Perhaps it is a problem of motivation? For me this very much seems to be the case as I'm sure it is for many others. Where's the motivation? I mean, there are all sorts of reasons people throw in.

-Be healthier.
-Look better, slimmer, fitter.
-Sports.
-Etc.

For me though, the best motivation is probably combat. The idea that maybe one day I'll have a need to be physically fit. Up until this point though, logic has dictated that this simply is not the case. At least, that's what I use to justify my reasons. But alas, the time has come to do away with this type of reasoning. A friend of mine has recently moved into town and I know that if I am to survive any amount of sparring with him, I will need to be physically fit, else it might mean getting a whack to the face with a bokken.

So I suppose my question for the week is, do you work out and stay physically fit? If so, what's your motivation? If not, why don't you?

Have a healthy week!

-Ken
[EDIT]: Added tags.