Thanks, NordicTrac,…for my buffalo butt.
Ok….this is kinda personal, so keep it under your hat! I think I’m on the verge of having a buffalo butt. Oh sure, I could blame it on having dried those jeans too many times with the regular “hot cycle”, which caused excessive shrinkage but I’m trying to be honest with myself. And I’m noticing that the “south side” is getting just a little snug. How the heck did THAT happen anyway? You know that isn’t a part of your body that you see very often but when I felt slightly uncomfortable the other day in jeans that, while not being baggy, always allowed an ample amount of room for air circulation, I became just a little concerned. Not worried, mind you, just concerned.
Well, it didn’t take very much head scratching to realize what was causing this “development”. My recent efforts to trim off a few, extra pounds prompted me to spend more quality time on my NordicTrac treadmill, a fitness investment made about a year ago. No dollars were spared here. It’s totally programable, with cooling fans, adjustable cushioning deck, speed and elevation. On the daily agenda, it’s the first activity in the morning or one of the last before the lights go out at night. Just a couple of minutes of warmup and it’s time to increase the elevation and speed. It’s never enough to just walk at a comfortable pace. I have to feel challenged and at least a little exhausted when it’s over. It’s all good! But the weight and inches that used to cling to me at the waistline is starting to move south. Oh, well! I suppose that’s a fair trade of locations and I suppose the plus side could be that having a slight “buffalo” butt has to better than appearing to have no butt at all. And don’t tell me you’ve never seen people like that. They look like they’d been kicked so hard, it made their butt disappear and their belly pop out. It’s time to take that weight training to the next level and hopefully continue to look more symmetrical and not just “ass”symmetrical. See…….there’s a positive side to everything.