I don't know. I contemplated sock-feet, but ended up deciding that my risk of being told "You can't work out like that" were higher if I had no shoes at all. The loafers are flat, and have rubber treads, so not egregiously problematic, but I still felt like a complete ass.
If it didn't offend my frugal Midwestern sensibilities, I would totally spring for the service at my gym where you not only get an assigned locker to keep your gym shoes and toiletries but where they wash and fold your dirty gym clothes overnight. I just can't concede that I'm that lazy.
Everyone has a needlessly wasteful desire like that.
Personally, I've always wanted to buy big bags of tube socks at Costco or someplace, and then throw them away after wearing them once. Fresh, new socks every day!
And then, I remember my Sierra Club membership. Damn environmentalism...
This makes me feel much, much more comfortable dragging my puny ass to the gym and struggling with pathetic amounts of weight. At least I'm not in ... loafers. I would have said, "Looks like I'm not gonna be able to work out today".
10: I can get down to parallel with my heels on the ground. Not really any further, though. And I add weight very, very cautiously because being near the limit of my flexibility makes balance more of an issue.
The bright side of being incredibly inflexible is that I don't get hurt. I've never turned an ankle, strained a tendon... all of my connective tissue seems to have been designed for something about the size of a rhinoceros.
I'm with Stroll, only less charitable: I hate you, LB, because now I won't be able to use things like "oh well, forgot my shoes" as an excuse to skip a workout.
If, that is, I ever actually start working out again.
17: You're confusing self-flagellation with flagellation of others.
18: See, that's why I hate you. Because now I can't tell myself that DMs or whatever are inappropriate workout shoes. Maybe I *will* have to start wearing heels daily.
If they hang on, it will the biggest upset in the history of the NCAA tournament by a very, very wide margin. It has been an amazing thing thing to watch.
That must be one of the benefits of living in an area with a lot of college basketball fans. Out here it's just the Cal-NC St. game, which may be close in score but has felt over for a while.
Would it be inappropriate to go barefoot?
Posted by ac | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 1:40 PM
I don't know. I contemplated sock-feet, but ended up deciding that my risk of being told "You can't work out like that" were higher if I had no shoes at all. The loafers are flat, and have rubber treads, so not egregiously problematic, but I still felt like a complete ass.
Posted by LizardBreath | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 1:43 PM
You could say you wandered out of yoga class.
Posted by ac | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 1:48 PM
What it they asked me to prove it, though? I can't even touch my toes.
Posted by LizardBreath | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 1:49 PM
I sort of fell over while trying to do the tree pose the other day.
Posted by ac | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 1:52 PM
I believe that's the log pose.
Posted by LizardBreath | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 1:52 PM
I imagine that working out barefoot is prohibited.
Posted by Toesmasher | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 2:00 PM
If it didn't offend my frugal Midwestern sensibilities, I would totally spring for the service at my gym where you not only get an assigned locker to keep your gym shoes and toiletries but where they wash and fold your dirty gym clothes overnight. I just can't concede that I'm that lazy.
Posted by Becks | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 2:09 PM
Everyone has a needlessly wasteful desire like that.
Personally, I've always wanted to buy big bags of tube socks at Costco or someplace, and then throw them away after wearing them once. Fresh, new socks every day!
And then, I remember my Sierra Club membership. Damn environmentalism...
Posted by Matt F | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 2:13 PM
How can you do squats and not have enough hamstring flexibility to touch your toes?
Posted by Jonathan | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 2:22 PM
This makes me feel much, much more comfortable dragging my puny ass to the gym and struggling with pathetic amounts of weight. At least I'm not in ... loafers. I would have said, "Looks like I'm not gonna be able to work out today".
Posted by stroll | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 2:22 PM
10: I can get down to parallel with my heels on the ground. Not really any further, though. And I add weight very, very cautiously because being near the limit of my flexibility makes balance more of an issue.
The bright side of being incredibly inflexible is that I don't get hurt. I've never turned an ankle, strained a tendon... all of my connective tissue seems to have been designed for something about the size of a rhinoceros.
Posted by LizardBreath | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 2:26 PM
I'm with Stroll, only less charitable: I hate you, LB, because now I won't be able to use things like "oh well, forgot my shoes" as an excuse to skip a workout.
If, that is, I ever actually start working out again.
Posted by bitchphd | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 2:40 PM
Depends on the shoes, doesn't it? I went on because the shoes were as described in 2 -- in anything with a heel, I would have been outta there.
Posted by LizardBreath | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 2:42 PM
I don't actually wear heels all the time. Truly. Today I wore Doc Marten's.
Posted by bitchphd | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 2:48 PM
Martens. Holy fuck. I must go flagellate myself now.
Posted by bitchphd | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 2:49 PM
You'll use any excuse, won't you?
Posted by Chopper | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 2:54 PM
You could totally lift weights in Doc Martens. Heck, you could jog in Doc Martens. Not fast, mind you, but you could jog.
Posted by LizardBreath | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 2:54 PM
17: You're confusing self-flagellation with flagellation of others.
18: See, that's why I hate you. Because now I can't tell myself that DMs or whatever are inappropriate workout shoes. Maybe I *will* have to start wearing heels daily.
Posted by bitchphd | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 3:04 PM
You're confusing self-flagellation with flagellation of others.
I manage to flagellate others without the use of pornography just about daily.
Posted by apostropher | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 3:06 PM
Even heels aren't a good enough excuse, B.
Posted by Becks | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 3:08 PM
That's because it's large and hand-stretched, apo. If it were shorter it would require extreme measures.
Posted by Tia | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 3:08 PM
(Note, I am not endorsing the ideas in 21. I think those women should be smacked upside the head.)
Posted by Becks | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 3:09 PM
...because I'm a feminist.
Posted by Becks | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 3:10 PM
21 is just wrong. What is a class in walking in heels doing in a gym? Are there no charm schools?
Posted by LizardBreath | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 3:18 PM
Charm schools aren't what they used to be.
Posted by apostropher | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 3:20 PM
26: sure, sure. but then again, what is?
Posted by soubzriquet | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 5:30 PM
Eh, I already know how to wear heels and how to read a book while wearing a bra.
Ergo, I am completely charming.
Posted by bitchphd | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 6:17 PM
Interesting. I always thought "light in the loafers" was just a figure of speech...
Posted by dj moonbat | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 6:25 PM
I know no one cares (or anyone who cares isn't around the blog right now) but what is going on with that Albany game?
Posted by eb | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 6:42 PM
What Albany game?
Posted by bitchphd | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 6:44 PM
College basketball.
Posted by eb | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 6:45 PM
If they hang on, it will the biggest upset in the history of the NCAA tournament by a very, very wide margin. It has been an amazing thing thing to watch.
Posted by apostropher | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 6:56 PM
Also, it would eliminate the #1 seed from UNC's regional. GO ALBANY!
Posted by apostropher | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 6:57 PM
Well, it looks like UConn's coming back, but thanks to CBS decisionmaking I haven't been able to watch much of it.
Posted by eb | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 7:00 PM
The local CBS affiliate here is running all four games on empty cable channels.
Posted by apostropher | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 7:01 PM
That must be one of the benefits of living in an area with a lot of college basketball fans. Out here it's just the Cal-NC St. game, which may be close in score but has felt over for a while.
Posted by eb | Link to this comment | 03-17-06 7:04 PM