Every morning, a 3-minute squat

It’s been a while since I started doing a 2-minute squat every morning, and starting today, I raised it to a 3-minute routine (Yes, I am that hardcore). I don’t normally count the reps (and that’s why I use a 2-minute timer), but I counted them today to see how many times I could do in 3 minutes – it’s almost 100.

Well, 3 minutes pass really quickly (my thighs might disagree). While “100 squats every day” seems like a big goal, a “3-minute squat every day” feels like nothing. It’s something people might look down on, mocking, “Can you even call it a workout?” Yes, it can be called a workout, and it’s quite hard.

Though “100 squats every day” and a “3-minute squat every day” are fundamentally almost the same activity, the latter gives a much lighter psychological burden. It can even hurt your pride a little bit to think about skipping it. And that’s the essence of it all. Although I am worried about my thighs becoming too big and muscular, I will keep going for now. I am not gonna get elephant thighs, right? (Don’t even bother worrying about it).

2026-03-25 | Essay