What a workout!!!
Okay … it’s been a LONG while since I’ve found the time to blog two days in a row. I’m doing so today, coz’ I felt the need to share my gym experience with you.
First, let me tell you how yesterday was truly a ‘me’ day…. In all honesty, the only interaction I had with the outside world was when I blogged yesterday. After that … it was me, my couch, and a bunch of taped shows on my PVR!!!! Can I say how the PVR technology is so amazingly AWESOME! If you don’t have one … GET ONE!!!
Okay, I digress …. back on track….
So, woke up this morning…. somewhat refreshed, but a little sluggish from being a couch potatoe yesterday. Got out of bed, and headed out to the gym. Today was arms, calves, and abs day. Finished all that up within an hour. As I was making my way through my sets, I kept looking over to the Steps. First, I was hoping that no one would be on them when I was ready for my cardio. Then, I had moments, where I was hoping both would be in use and all the treadmills would be in use, and all the elipticals and all the bikes .. you get the drift …. So, when cardio time rolled around, it was not the latter will that presented itself. In fact, not only were the two Step machines available, but my favorite treadmill and several bikes and ellipticals were also available. Needless to say, the choices were endless …..
Don’t know what happened to me today, but I was dreading the cardio!!!! I never dread cardio! LOVE cardio. Today tho’ one hour seemed like an eternity to have to get through.
Oooohhh… I forgot to mention that my iPod was not completely juiced up. So, I had to pull out the ever handy charge cord I have and plug it into the gym computer. If there was ever a time in my life I needed an hour worth of juice in my iPod, it was today.
So, I prep the machince, retrieve my iPod, get atop the Steps, enter my weight, the minutes (a reluctant 60), set the level and started moving …. I told myself before I started that 60 mins was really 30 mins. That’s a mental trick I use. On the Steps, when you select 60, each bar interval is 2 mins, making it 30 bars I need to get through. Hence 30 mins. Easy breezy right!! haha So, with the feeling of only 30 mins to get through, I challenged myself to beat up the machine! I said, I’m going to work this machine today so that when I come to the gym tomorrow, it’s going to have an ‘out of order’ sign on it!!!! ha-ha Can I tell you how I WORKED that machine for 60 mins!!! I kicked it’s butt!!!
That was 9:35 AM. Now, 11:54 AM, just over 2 hours later … I’m feeling on top of the world … y’know why …. coz’ I got through it.
Y’know, I could have packed it in at 9:35 AM and just gone home. Or opted to do 30 mins, or chose a different and less challenging machine. But I was like ‘hell nah’, I’m here and I’m going to make the most of it. I can feel tired and lazy later today … there’s still 12 hours for that… Now that I got through it, I’m not lazy at all. In fact, there is nothing I can’t do today after getting through that!!!! ha-ha
Hopefully, this has inspired you to set a goal and achieve it today. Or, at least get you through something today that you really are not up to doing.
Have a wonderful Saturday and blessed Sunday … I just may find some time on Monday to holla…. Until the next time.
Cheers, Nke
