After a run, we all head back to base to do core work. Since switching to the morning group, I have grown to really look forward to and dread this time. You would think that it was because of the difficult stretching and exercising after running hills for 25 minutes. However, you are wrong. There are these older men in our group that love to talk. Three white haired, late 60s/early 70s men. Sometimes, they just let Sean have it. They let him know exactly what they think about each exercise, its duration, and its difficulty. Every once in a while, when they get really loud, Sean will respond. On days like this, they are SO funny! I think that everyone doing core work needs to laugh while they do it. Laughing intensifies the work out.
Then there are days like today. We all stay in about the same spot for core work. There is a lady near them that they have really taken to. At first, it was in innocent comment here and there. Today, their real comfort came out in some VERY caddy, offensive talk. The only thing slightly more shocking than their comments was the laughter and egging on that the woman did. It was too much.
Between their yelling at Sean and talking to the woman, I found myself wondering - When did it become OK to say exactly what you are thinking? No matter if it is giving a friend a hard time or letting someone of the opposite sex know what you think about how they look, it seems that older folks get away with more. If that is the case, what age does it become alright to speak your mind so openly?
Just curious...
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ha ha! my mom says that at 50 you can say what you want!!! ~and she does! not too bad, though!
enjoy your time running and stretching
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