Exercise=Good

Well, it finally happened. I injured my knees running. I have tendinitis/jumper's knee. I guess pounding the pavement, though it makes me feel good, is not so great for my joints and muscles. The doctor said that I cannot run for three to four weeks. That is torture to me. I already haven't run for almost two weeks because my left knee hurt so bad, but now I have to spend more time without running.

However, on the upside, I joined a gym yesterday so that I can use the two pieces of equipment that I am allowed: bikes and stair masters. I can also swim, meh. I tried swimming for the past week. For the past week I have felt horribly depressed and had no reason to smile. But yesterday and today I tried biking and felt 100 times better. I got sweaty, I felt tired but good, I think I was just missing that runner's high. I guess those endorphins that exercise produces really are addicting. Maybe that's another reason why I have felt so much better at college -I have been running 4 miles, six days a week at Asbury.

Excerpt from Dictionary.com:
Prolonged, continuous exercise contributes to an increased production of endorphins and, in some people, the subsequent "runner's high."