The November Project and The Wall of Shame

Dear Reader,

This morning as the sun was yawning awake, and I was still sound asleep in my awesome bed, Fit Lesbian was putting the majority of the population to shame, and running up and down dozens and dozens of steps at the Harvard Stadium. She isn’t training for a marathon, or the Olympics, or a naked cross country foot race. She’s found the November Project. It’s a group of people who train and work out doing different activity-thingies around the city.

Reasons for Radness:

1.) It’s free, and that’s awesome because paying to be in a place you don’t want to be (GYM), doing something you don’t want to do (RUNNING-ON-TREADMILL) around total strangers sucks.

2.) There are all different fitness levels, and a bunch of the folks there are trainers so if you have questions they can help, and if you pass out or have a heart attack they will call an ambulance for you.

3.) They have a Wall of Shame, so if you say you are going to show up and you bail, everyone can give you shit publicly. That’s the way communities are built.

We are so used to the food, fashion, and fitness industries making money off people who want desperately to better themselves, to get healthier and happier. It is refreshing to see professionals and couch potatoes alike rallying to take matters into their own hands. Even if I don’t join it, I definitely respect it. And I’ll probably still visit the Wall of Shame, because who doesn’t love a public spanking?

Sincerely,

Fat Lesbian