Another common entry my lit log was working out at the co rec. Although I have been super busy the last couple weeks, I try and workout as often as possible. Sometimes I go and play basketball with my friends, sometimes I will lift with a buddy, or sometimes I just run on the treadmill. Either way, I like to stay active by some sort of physical activity. When I am stressed out with school work, working out really helps me to calm down and refocus my energy. It’s a great stress reliever. My mom tells me that working out gives you more energy which is kind of ironic but in a way that is true for me. After I workout and calm down from my daily activities, it is much easier to focus on my schoolwork that needs done. Yes, you do burn energy but physical activity also gets your heart, mind, and body going so you wider awake. Also in my lit log, which is a 2 for 1 with working out, is that I love listening to music. Certain music can really motivate me to run that much farther or do that many more reps. Upbeat music especially really pushes me to try harder because since it is fast paced, you want to be fast paced and moving. Music can affect everyone in different ways and that is why it is interesting to me
The exigence of working out and listening to music is self-motivation to accomplish a goal. Music motivates me to work out and working out motivates me to get school work done. I am my own rhetor in the situation as well as the audience. There are many constraints to going to the co rec and the biggest one is time. College is a very busy schedule and I do not always have time to go and workout. Also if schoolwork is very pressing it is important that I finish that first before doing other activities. But if I do have time, it is beneficial for me to get a good workout in before doing homework.
