Why I Lift Every Day (And Write Every Day Too)
How To Make Weekday Writing Your Identity
At 30, a specialist told me I had arthritis.
"You’ve got two options," he said. "Swimming…or weight training. Keep your bones and muscles strong, or this gets worse."
So I chose weights.
Not bodybuilding. Not trying to look like Arnie.
Just bodyweight movements and dumbbells. Every weekday. High-Intensity Interval Training of 20 to 30 minutes. No excuses.
That was over 20 years ago. I'm nearly 52 now—and I still lift.
Because every time I stop, my joints seize up.
So I don’t stop.
It’s the same with writing.
If I miss my daily writing reps, I stiffen mentally. I lose my sharpness. My edge dulls.
So I do both: 30 minutes of HIIT for the body, 30 minutes of writing for the mind.
Physical reps. Mental reps. One fuels the other.
And the results? I’m still moving. Still creating. Arthritis hasn’t defined me—and neither has writing resistance.
Repetition is the real power move
Persistence beats talent. Reps beat hacks. And consistency—done right—outlives pain.
If you're trying to build a writing habit around a full-time job, with only 30 minutes to spare each day…
Pair your writing with another simple daily ritual. Make it part of who you are.
You don’t need motivation when it becomes your identity.
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