Breaking a Sweat

After high school my weekly workout regime dropped off to a monthly or bi-monthly attempt to workout. After going to cheerleading practice six days a week for almost six years straight, I felt relieved to not have to workout. The best part of cheerleading was the lack of monotonous exercise you feel when you run on a treadmill. Something about running in place and not going anywhere makes me feel as if I haven’t accomplished anything. Throughout college I would binge on different types of exercise until I had worn the fun out of it. For example, freshmen year I played almost every intramural sport offered and by the time junior year rolled around I just wasn’t into them anymore. 

Now in Los Angeles, I feel as if I am the only person who does not workout. About a week ago, I decided to be lazy no more. Thankfully my apartment complex has a gym, which is slowly becoming my new best friend. My new goal is to go at least three times a week to begin with and work up from there. I don’t want to burn myself out like I normally do so I switch up my routine every day. One day its 20 minutes on the thing that looks like an elliptical but actually isn’t and then 15 minutes on the bike then back to the non-elliptical. The next day I swap the routine to bike, non-elliptical, bike.

Another way I am trying to keep up the variety is with free yoga classes at a local fitness/yoga store. What’s there not to love about an hour of free yoga to start your day? It is invigorating and challenging at the same time. I will keep you posted if I keep the routine up. I am really hoping this is the time where I finally decide to make working out a permanent fixture in my week.