I think I've discovered a new force of nature. Couch Glue exerts a strong attraction to your soft seating of choice during the cold months, luring you away from the gym or the fitness videos. This force seems to increase in direct relation to the reduction of both light and outdoor temperature and is correlated to one's partiality to sedentary entertainment. Couch Glue's amount of force also increases with time.
OK, so maybe there isn't a force of nature called Couch Glue, but I sure felt something yesterday when I went home with the full intention of working out and became an immovable lump in front of the TV instead. When it's nice outside, I don't have any trouble going out on a walk or working in the yard. In fact, I look forward to getting outside during the work day and can't wait to change clothes and get out to feel the sun on my face.
When it's below freezing, the wind is whipping the remains of the leaves and snow or ice is spitting, that's when Couch Glue begins to exert its inexorable pull on my body and brain.
The question is now, how to fight against it? I've found if I can beat the light--that is I get into my workout clothes and to my designated spot to workout (even if it is in the basement where there is really no natural light), I'll workout. If I get home late and the sun has already set, that increases the pull of Couch Glue. If I sit down before changing, that increases the pull of Couch Glue.
They say recognizing your problem is the first step to solving it. Now that I've discovered Couch Glue, my struggle to overcome that force can begin. Wish me luck!
