You are an early bird, Tom. What do you do in the morning then?
Exercise. The morning hours are the most precious period within a single day. We should not pass them up easily. Seize the time and do something useful.
So, you choose to spend it on bodybuilding. Where do you exercise?
Usually, I run to the Black Bamboo Park as a warm-up. Admission is free. Then I start my activities.
Do you do the same exercises every day?
No, I've deliberately kept a balance between various exercises ; parallel bars, push-ups, sit-ups, bunny-hops, five-kilometer run, and so on. I alternate them over the weekdays. Sometimes, when I find myself in a bad state, I will simply idle about in the park.
Why don't you just stay in bed when you are feeling unfit for exercising?
It's not easy to keep a good habit, you know. I fear that if I fail to get up early one day, I may find it still more difficult to rise early the next. Besides, a mere walk in the early morning is much fun, too. Here and there in the park, you meet whole gangs of senior citizens who might be singing operas or old songs, playing er'hu, chess, or just chatting and gossiping. It's interesting to join them.