Getting in shape

2009 June 8
by Jenn S.

Forget New Years’ resolutions; I always feel more motivated to work out in the summer. I’m hoping to get in the habit this summer so that I’ll continue when the weather gets cold. My friends and I are thinking about joining the Y (the people at the location on Holmes love IHOPers and are giving us a discount). I’m really excited about doing an assessment and getting back into resistance training, because right now, I tend to disappear when I turn sideways or blow away when it’s really windy out. My goal is to put on 5 pounds of muscle in the next few months. (I would like 10 pounds, but am not looking forward to having to buy a new wardrobe. However, it would be nice to be able to hit like a truck again.) 

I hate exercise when I do it at home; I lifted weights regularly for a couple years but quit because I was bored all the time, and workout videos never did it for me.  I think working out with the girls and being able to attend classes is going to help motivate me. Plus my friend who has a Y membership informs me the treadmills each have little TVs with cable. Cable! Surely this exercise facility is the height of modern civilization.

Anyway, I also need to get my bike fixed (cardio!), because another motivator for exercising is being outdoors. I put air in my tires this weekend, excited about a long bike ride on a beautiful day, but discovered my back tire was flat. It stubbornly remains so despite the slime kit I bought at Walmart. I may try to replace the tire and inner tube myself, because I’m not paying to get that fixed.

OK, off to Walmart to buy bike stuff. Wish me luck; I’ve changed car tires but never done bike tires before.

from → exercise

4 Responses
  1. 2009 June 9
    Jessica Clark permalink

    I’m a member at the Holmes Y. It’s true about the treadmills- but not just them- EVERY machine. It makes a workout go much faster to chill with a little What Not To Wear… :)

  2. 2009 June 9
    Jenn's Mom permalink

    Better watch out! When you say things like “I blow away in the wind”, you do not endear yourself to people. No sir, in fact, they’re going to hiss and spit at you. Well, maybe they’ll just mutter to themselves, but still. (You don’t have to publish this paragraph.)

    Hope you and the girls join the Y and have fun together while getting fit and powerful.

  3. 2009 July 3
    kate permalink

    new years resolutions ARE in summer…?

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