"I guess the bastard elliptical is doing its job. How do you keep in shape?"
"I use the gym three or four times a week, play basketball, that sort of thing."
She sent him a slitted-eye, accusatory stare. "I bet you like it. The gym."
"Yeah, I do."
"So does Parker. I think you're both sick."
"Keeping in shape is sick?"
"No, liking what goes into keeping in shape is sick. I get doing it, but it should be considered a chore, a duty, a necessary evil."
Bed of Roses
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Those with a steadfast commitment to the couch potato lifestyle may be onto something after all. According to a new study published in the Sage Journal of Health Psychology, people who will find any excuse to skip the gym have higher levels of a trait called “need for cognition,” or a “tendency to engage in and enjoy effortful cognitive endeavors,” according to the researchers. In other words, those who lack any sort of athletic ability may make up for it in intelligence and a general love for deep thinking.
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They'd passed mile three with Del taking the lead when Mac dragged herself in.
“There it is.” She bared her teeth at the Bowflex. “The enemy.”
She scowled at Parker, who finished up her session with basic yoga poses to stretch out.
“You're already finished, aren't you? I can tell by that smug look on your face.”
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