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The vitality of youth
The last time I played softball, I was 13. From what I remember, the game was pretty simple: hit the ball, then run. However, 13 years later, during a casual adult softball game, I realize that what was true in my youth will not always be applicable as an adult. Not only did I have problems with pretty much every aspect of the game, but today, my legs feel like they’re covered in barbed wire and my left arm — as a result of a less than gracious fall while running from home plate to first base — is in excruciating pain. One of my colleagues suggested that the reason is because I’m not in shape. “Ugh! Please!” I informed him. “I go to the gym all the time.” He argued that riding th elliptical machine for 30 minutes is not the same kind of workout as running in spurts across an outfield. While I find his assumption ludicrous, it does make me wonder: Was I stronger and in better shape at 13 than I am now at 26?
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