My Journey With Health And Fitness – Keeping It Interesting

Yet again this morning I nearly got mowed down in an intersection. Some guy just rolled right on through the stop sign despite me being in the intersection. Now ironically later on while it had become lighter out and I was walking on the promenade a lady stopped me to say how no one could possibly miss me with the clothing I was wearing. You see, I had on my bright yellow reflective running jacket and a bright orange reflective toque. And yet, that fellow couldn’t see me at a well lit intersection. Hmm, I hope that extra 3 seconds he gained was worth it.

I have to give the instructors at my fitness centre credit. Please remember that I go there 6 days each week for some sort of fitness class. I do strength and mobility, bootcamp, circuit and whatever else they have on offer. I admit a lot of the exercises are the same. For example, bicep curls happen in pretty much every class. Some sort of tricep kick back will happen and I know that every time we are doing some form of a sit up. But you know, these ladies are so good at mixing it all up and keeping it interesting.

For example, strength and mobility yesterday was all Halloween themed. It was also a lot of fun because you got to work with a partner. I really liked the ‘pumpkin toss’ where we had to throw a medicine ball at each other. Today it was 10/31 (you know, Oct 31st for Halloween). There were 10 exercises and in each one you had to do 31 reps. Yes, that meant I did 31 consecutive burpees as well as 31 consecutive pushups. I have to say I thought it was a lot of fun.

The one thing I can always say is these classes are interesting. I think that is really important because I know if they become routine and boring I likely would stop attending. Instead I enter the fitness centre each day anxious to look at the white board to see what is in store for me. I am really excited that next Tuesday the instructor has told us she is really changing things up so I can’t wait to take that class.

So to all of them, thanks for keeping it interesting.