I stumbled onto something interesting a couple of weeks ago when I was sick and went to work out; the same thing happened again today. That's twice now, so as far as I'm concerned it's now written in stone. If you're having sinus problems or have a headcold, working out clears your head and nose. Not permanently, but enough to improve most of a day. This was really good news for me, because when I dragged my sorry sick self to class today, I just knew I'd be doing Mountainclimbers with Kleenex hanging out my nose. None of my trainers have ever done anything bad enough to deserve seeing that, so it was a real boost to find out it wasn't going to happen. Cool.
Pleasant surprises like that happen more frequently than you'd think in that room. Like the time I worked out with a new classmate (I don't know about you, but I always feel self-conscious with an unfamiliar person) and I had to do wall squats with the big rubber ball behind me. I lost my balance going down but my shoes grabbed the carpet and refused to slide, so I fell down so hard and fast on my butt that I nearly shoved my kneecaps straight up my nostrils. I can't remember the last time I got so up close and personal with my own knees. My new classmate laughed so hard I thought she was going to cough up a lung, but as an icebreaker, it worked great. Poof! Instant friends. I was now shaped like a paperclip, but I had someone to laugh with about it. So, you know, it happens. I never know WHAT exactly is going to happen in there, but it's almost always something good that I didn't expect.
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