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Pickleball

One of the delusions I had about my retired self is that  suddenly  I would  want to exercise, like really crave it.  This is similar to the delusion I had about suddenly having the burning desire to clean my house.  Neither of these things has happened; shocking. Today I tried pickleball at the YMCA.  I do attend Pilates classes there twice a week (if I wake up in time...), and my more motivated husband plays tennis three times a week.  He's been retired much longer than I have, which explains the difference in our levels of motivation.    Anyway, he encouraged me to give pickleball a shot at the 9:30 a.m. session.  His tennis ends at 9, so he figured he and I could learn together.  There are so many reasons why this was NOT a good idea.  First, and honestly, most important, my husband takes medication for his heart.  I really do worry about him doing too much.  Second, the instructor told me after our session that he discourages couples from learning pickleball together.  I und