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From Monday's a Bitch:

1. How much exercise do you get in an average week?

Enough that I think I may be able to swap my Couch Potato badge for a less dubious ID. Trail Potato? Couch Squash? (Still not a great shape but on the inside, much healthier.)

2. Do you make an effort to fit exercise into your daily schedule?

Yes. But I rotate what I do so that I don't get bored. Side note: Would definitely cheat and get a pair of Fit-Flops so it would feel like I was working out all the live long day, if only they weren't so aesthetically unpleasing.

3. Is there any part of your body that you feel could use a little extra work?

The general jiggle's probably never going away - I can just barely squeeze cardio into my daily routine, so forget weights (for now). But the one thing I am working and waiting for results on is my joey. You know, the pouch. The pot. The tum. The collection of visceral fat around the midsection. For the life of me, I can't get rid of the damn thing. Unlike Pulp Fiction's Fabienne, I do not find it sexy.

... I guess I shouldn't say "for the life of me" because besides the cold-turkey abolition of soda it's not like I've altered my diet in any way. I guess I could go looking for a regimen (diet + workout) that specifically targets the joey.

4. What time of day do you prefer to work out?

The only time I have during the week is after 4 p.m., which is perfect because my preferred public pool is open till 5. Unfortunately it's another two hours before it cools down enough to run. If I'm hiking, I like to go as early as possible so that 1) I don't have to share the trail and 2) the heat doesn't kill.

5. What kind of music or what song gets you pumped to work out?

The spectrum runs from happy to angry but goes in no particular order. I don't have very erudite musical tastes. I like running to the Pointer Sisters, Eminem, Brooks and Dunn, Hilary Duff, Method Man, Groove Armada, DMX ... leaning on the happier side lately, though. Sample playlist: Sugarless (Caviar), Lala (Ashlee Simpson), Jump (Pointer Sisters), Let the Rain Fall Down (Hillary Duff), Mamma Mia (A-Teens), 4 Minutes (Madonna).

Tagged for the above meme: Dan, Vickie, Mama, Jelliejar, and Mart.