Basketball

Oof...it's been 40 minutes since I left the gym, and my chest is still burning.

Let's back up: after I got off work, I went directly to the gym in order to burn a few calories. I ended up shooting around by myself for about 15 minutes. There was another guy shooting at the other end, and after I got my heart rate up slightly, I asked if he'd be interested in playing one on one. He said sure, so we ran one game to 10...which I won. As we were playing, a few other guys came in, and we ended up playing three on three.

One thing you must understand...I'm not really what you might call athletic. I love playing sports, though, and there are times when I can play basketball well above my skill level. Today was one of the days that I got in the zone. I mean...I'm no Ice Cube. I didn't mess around and get a triple-double or anything, but I played well. I probably had 8 points (including two three pointers), three steals and three blocks (THREE BLOCKS? I'm 5'7"...granted some of the guys I was playing weren't that much taller than me). I had a good time, and according to Sparkpeople's estimations, I burned about 800 calories over that hour.

It felt really, really good. I feel really, really good.

I certainly plan to continue playing basketball on a regular basis.