trying this again.
Hello folks!
Let’s try this again.
Today I went to the gym and ran a little over 1/2 of a mile, and shaved 10 seconds off of my stationary bike time. I hurt all over and am still a little shaky, but I feel fantastic. It is hard to replicate the way your body feels and the induced high you get after you work out.
Recently, Saturday Jane posted a great debate between her many selves about excersize and working out, and her own experiences with it. This has made me reflect on my thoughts working out and what keeps me going during my sessions, and I’ve figured out what it is:
The Shower Afterwards.
Seriously. It’s the best part. I love the burn, and getting past my goals, and if I hadn’t been completely exhausted by the final push in my biking to beat my previous time, I’d have danced across the gym, regardless of any stares that might induce.
But the best part is when you can relax your weary muscles in a steady stream of hot water, and slough off the sweat and dirt and grime and stress that comes along with exersize and life.
It is the best, and I look forward to it during ever minute of every step of every lap I run every day. It’s a nice motivation. Not to mention the proud feeling afterwards, knowing I actually followed through with my goals.
My current goal is to get to the point where I can do my cycling in 4 minutes and thirty seconds (as of today, I’m six minutes and thirty seconds), and run an entire mile without bursting into tears, like I would in elementary-school PE.
What are your goals?
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March 1st, 2010 at 12:35 pm
OMG, the shower. Oooh, the shower. I’m with ya. I should probably put some cardio goals down for myself, too, but mine are all about time, it seems. The elliptical is my sweaty gym-god and I try to do up to 45 minutes if I can. Kicks my ass every time.
(Glad you’re back <3)
March 1st, 2010 at 12:51 pm
Right now my goal is to actually start going again. I really should have no excuse because being in college I have a free gym available to me that I can get to by walking for two minutes. I’m just lazy. I always hate when I get lazy like this because I really do feel AMAZING after working out. The elliptical is a wonderful thing.
March 6th, 2010 at 5:55 pm
I actually went to the gym with Jessica and tried a fancy bike thing that had a virtual-reality race screen to watch. You were supposed to try to beat the other racers in a mile-long race, and guess what, I lost and because it was A MILE I got off the bike and nearly threw up. Not fun. But as much as I would like to try working out more (I could go for an hour on a treadmill), it’s just not something we have time or money for right now. Laaame.