As any trainer would tell you - the best fat burner is cardio. Jogging is great - but for some reason, I never had the motivation to jog on a daily basis, it’s just too boring. Swimming was another option I tried - but after a while I couldn’t help myself, as the jacuzzi was a few feet away. I would swim a few laps and jump in the tub - stay there for a bit and go home. If you have the personal motivation to do these things regularly, good job, but I don’t. I needed something that I could keep on doing - why would I want to keep doing it? It needed to be fun. The solution that worked for me - Tennis. I barely think about it as an exercise, but rather as an activity I await doing.

Last summer I used to play Tennis all the time with my older brother. Started playing again a few days ago and suddenly remembered why I loved the game so much - the thrill and power you feel when smacking an ace, nothing like it. I was never someone who sweat heavily, but yesterdays game really got me dripping. Especially when we were in a tense doubles match with a few friends, I wanted to get the most out of the match, so I kinda jog in place while waiting for a hit and try to run around a lot.

The morning after - the tense muscles. I know this part is supposed to be unpleasant, but truth is - kinda fun to have those muscle aches. Not sure why, one of those weird things, like peeling glue off your fingers, it just feels good. So even though my ass hurts when sitting, it was well worth it.

by Tomer