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DiscussionFacing my fears
I love this time of year. I always have a long list of new years resolutions. So next year, or maybe starting a little earlier, I'm going to face [and hopefully conquer] my fitness fears. Specifically running and jumping. I hate both of these things immensely as they always cause me a lot of pain - shin splints from running and arch pain from jumping, probably because of plantar fasciitis. Over the years I've tried everything to remedy the pain with no success, so I just resigned myself to avoiding these things at all costs and just started saying "I can't." But I decided today I'm not saying that anymore. I am going to find a way to be able to run and jump. I've been using some night splints which have helped with the arch pain from jumping. I haven't figured out the shin splints yet, but I'm determined to. I haven't tried anything in years but I'm going to research and experiment. I haven't decided what my goal is, but I'm thinking by the end of the year to do a 5k. That terrifies me. But who knows, maybe I'll get so good at running that I'll be able to do a 5k and then some. And as far as jumping goes, I want to be able to do so many minutes of jump rope, but idk yet. Maybe make it an even 5 and 5. 5k and 5 mins of jump rope... Still figuring it out. But even if I'm not able to do it by the end of the year as long as I keep trying and practicing and don't give up then I'll consider that a win. Anyway wish me luck. Anyone else resolving to face and/or conquer their fitness fears next year?
It sounds like he has AGP. I think he's giving you a little crumb of truth. I'm sure these men's shorts are pretty cool and breezy. I mean men really are the people who should be wearing the short shorts, since they're always complaining about being too hot!
I mean i understand why short shorts may be more comfy and stuff but you don't need to freaking change your whole identity just to wear them. Thats just giving into sexist expectations on "gendered" clothing.
Yeah, I think he's lying. However, this does remind me of real HR complaints at a tech company I worked for from guys who were angry that women could wear short skirts to work but the poor men weren't allowed to wear shorts. Let them wear skirts or shorts to work in my opinion. Women aren't ruling men's fashion. They won't like the way they have to sit, though.
Tbh the HR complaints were done rightfully so. I think its silly that people still assume some clothes belong to a certain sex while others of the opposite cannot wear it
I've never found short shorts comfy. Sitting on a public bench with your actual ass cheeks on the bench is unpleasant to me. Men's shorts are very comfy to me.
I have bought mostly men's shorts for decades now for this very reason.