confessions of an old man

Okay. Confession time. For the last two months, I’ve been skillfully avoiding any physical activity that resembles exercise. My tactic: the ol’ fractured toe line. Ouch, ouch, limp, limp. Well, now it’s time to get back into the swing of things and, surprise, it’s a bit difficult.

Tonight, I winded myself on three short segments on Exercise TV on Demand. Oh yes. And now I’m just fascinated with this exercise described in Men’s Health magazine:

Perform as many pushups as you can in 1 minute. (Keep count.) Without resting, move into a modified pushup position, your knees on the ground. Do as many repetitions as you can in 1 minute. (Keep count.) Then, hold yourself about 2 inches off the ground for 20 seconds–or as long as you can. That’s one superset.

Go ahead, hot shot. Try it. It’s not as easy as it sounds — and if it is, please don’t tell me.