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HELPFUL HACKS FOR THE RELUCTANT JOGGER
Beyond the Torture Trot: Six Creative Hacks to Make Running Fun
Don’t let the first one trip you up
I could ignore the fact no longer. It was time to get in shape.
The breaking point was when my belly button smacked me in the face while attempting a single jumping jack.
I have been working from home since the pandemic hit in 2020. Eventually, my workplace dubbed us all permanent remote employees, forcing us to toil endlessly from our laptops at home, surrounded 24/7 by snacks and cheese in our refrigerators.
As a result, my midsection had started to resemble a hairier version of Jabba the Hutt.
I decided to take matters into my own hands.
Scratch that. I took matters into my own feet.
I started jogging.
If you’re not a jogger/runner, you may be tempted to ask me things like, “Why?” or “Seriously, why?” or “What’s wrong with you?” to which I would answer, “I know, it’s stupid.”
Running is dumb.
There’s a reason you never see a jogger smiling. Every time I see someone jogging, they look like they are actively experiencing the worst thing, ever.
