And now, a show with inappropriate language, the Powell Movement.

Welcome to the Powell Movement.

I'm your host Mike Powell, and it's another quarantine episode of the show,

which means another long intro about nothing,

really, because that's what most of us are up to. For me, I work from home as it is, so the

working part hasn't been a big issue, until lately. It's getting to me. While most people feel

trapped at home, I feel trapped at work. I mean, I do have a bunch of cartridges

for my pen, a lot of beer, food, my Trager, Xbox, badminton, homeschooling, virtual reality,

and dog walks that should keep me somewhat entertained. But even with all that, I'm getting

bored and fat. I mean, I started this year with a month of health and weighed in at about 165 pounds in early February.

While it was cool to hear people at outdoor retailer tell me how great I looked,

I was fucking bored out of my mind.

What did I have to look forward to back then?

So as planned in February, life became a lot more fun. I got back into my vices.

And look where that's gotten me. Fast forward to now and now I'm 180 pounds and it's gotten to the

point where I feel the extra weight when I get off the couch. So I've decided to add something to my

regular regimen that I haven't done since my last knee surgery,

regular exercise. We have a Peloton bike, and for the past two weeks, I've been going on a ride

in different cities each morning. And here's what I found out so far. One, it's not that fun.

Two, podcasts can make you help forget that you're even exercising. Three, I don't feel like as big a piece of shit as I used to when I exercise.

Four, I may not be losing weight yet, but I'm not gaining it either.

And five, I really have to look like an idiot while I'm in my boxers and flip-flops on the

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