The work-out feel good high

It was a pretty dark day all round yesterday and as the evening drew in I felt pretty low.

I didn't get the chance to go for a walk in the end - too much work to be done, besides which the weather was diabolical.

The other half wasn't all that keen on going to the gym but with a little persuasion (ok nagging) I got him to change his mind.

I think we both benefited from it too, I certainly came out with a much more cheery disposition than I had entered, mainly because I hit the work out high.

The work out high is a funny phenomenon, it's hard to imagine that something that reuquires great physical effort can bring about a sense of being high (in an emotional sense) yet it does, if you can get past those first few minutes of feeling like death you suddenly achieve a nirvana-like state where everything seems to be wonderful - no matter how bad it may have seemed seconds ago. The thing about the work out high is that it lasts for quite a while and isn't followed by a crash back down again.

I was very pleased I made it to the gym last night as was the other half, hope the weather improves for today though as I have a speed rep work out to perform.