I've been able to go to the gym more consistently lately, and I've started using the strength machines too, instead of just using the treadmill. Usually my workouts consisted of the treadmill, my indoor cycle, pilates and yoga, but I wanted more, especially after this year has been more difficult with consistency because I felt sick more often. I thought about what an absolutely guaranteed positive force in your life strength training is; stairs are less of a problem, getting up after a fall is easier too, more stamina and strength to fight back or run away, being able to carry more things in a move, better mental health, fighting age-related or medication-related muscle loss, better posture and support for bones and joints, less pain, helping fight insulin resistance, and so on... it feels like a cheat code. Especially for me, as I have lost quite a bit of muscle when I had to take Prednisone for months, and still have phases where I'm lying around a lot and cannot move much due to…
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