I should exercise more. I know this. It's not that I sit around all day. Ohhhhh, nooooo. I'm on my feet most of the day. I usually end my workday feeling fairly exhausted - in a good way. But there's no way around it: being exhausted from standing and being tired from having completed an intense cardio workout are two very different things, and I need more of the latter.
Walk, run, jog, stroll, dance, twist, turn, bend, reach. There are lots of things a person can do. Yes, indeed...there sure are lots of verbs to choose from. In fact, the list of verbs seems to grow by the nanosecond.
When I was a child, my routine verbs included play, bike, and swing, which also happen to be nouns. Can you think of other words like these? "I will call you when I decide it is time to make the call." "I will make a decision about what make of car to buy." "I will dial your number with the dial on my phone." Okay, that last one is a bit dated. Does anyone still own a phone with a dial? I wish I did.
Nowadays we have some verbs that were only nouns when I was a child. Stream: a small body of water often described as trickling. Text: words in a book or on a page. Message: a note left for someone; a reminder. Today it is possible to text a text or message a message that streams a stream. And of course there are some verbs that did exist but now have new meaning. You can download without moving a muscle and chat without speaking. And let's not forget the brand new verbs: google, tweet, blog!
In the six minutes it has taken me to write this blog, I can't help but wonder how many new things there are to do! Sadly, none of today's most popular activities are going to provide that cardio workout I'm in need of. I'm fairly certain I can text, message, stream, download, chat, google, tweet, and blog all without breaking a sweat.
