Still Polly

"You're just doing it for the exercise," Bob told me. And he was right. But, there were some red flags starting to pop up for me. I had been doing "yoga" for a while now and I decided to stop. I just want to explain why.  I just love having a streaming fitness app on my TV. It includes tons of different classes for all levels, and has some very brief ones so when I was in between projects or needed a short break, I could just run in the living room and do a 5 minute stretch, or a 15 minute dance party, or even a 20 minute weights class. (Working from home has its benefits!) I was working my way through the classes, discovering which instructors I liked best, and which ones I definitely didn't like, and saving lots of favorites to do again and again.  So it was totally natural for me to try some "yoga" classes in the mix. There were several instructors, but I found one I liked best. He seemed pretty down to earth and not "spiritual" - at ...

  "Dang, I didn't get credit for any of those steps." It was a beautiful, sunny, Saturday morning, and we were excited that some friends were going to come over for a little grill-out and a boat ride. It also gave us a deadline for something that was sorely overdue: cleaning in and around our garage where the guys like hanging out. It's got a great view of the lake, a nice parking area, and is also, importantly, the location of the beer fridge. So while we were still grubby, we decided to tackle the job. It was typical of a Bob-and-Polly style project - a lot of running up and down stairs, moving things from one spot to another, around and around for hours and what feels like a million steps. At some point during the sweaty, messy cleanup I realized I wasn't wearing my smartwatch. I had a few anxious moments thinking: I really need to track all my steps. At the same time I thought that, had I been wearing the watch, I may have been disappointed that it didn't ...