My body aches in places I didn’t know contained muscles…
A few weeks ago, while visiting a girlfriend, she asked me to join her and another friend for their afternoon exercise session. They had started doing P90X a few weeks before and were looking really good. So, I said sure thinking I do yoga/palliates or Tae Kwon Do at least once a week, I can handle a cardio work out. HA! I kept up for the first 20 minutes then started slowing down. By 30 minutes I was seriously out of breath and had to take a break, I joined back in for the final part of the work out and cool down. The next day was stretching, at which I excel thus was encouraged, the day after was yoga and abs, back to ow, what the heck was I thinking! Needless to say my eyes were opened to exactly how out of shape I am…
When I got home I decided that I need to keep it up, especially as the P90x program had just been gathering dust in my cabinet for over a year. Flexibility and static strength only get you so far, I need to work on endurance and getting heart healthy! The challenge was/is to find the time in my already busy schedule, as well as find the discipline to continue working out without my friends next to me, being tortured at the same time.
I am proud to say I took out my dvds the next morning. My kids were told I needed my time to stay healthy so they could either go play nicely or read a book. They of course chose to join me instead, it looked more fun than the game they were playing, but as long as they were letting me workout life was good. There was the added benefit of laughter too; they were very silly, which made the time go quickly, and easier to keep going on subsequent days. I have to modify some of the exercises and do fewer reps than asked on others, but I keep reminding myself, it is more than I would have done.
I ache like crazy and have conflicting emotions as to whether I want to torture Tony back or thank him for getting me moving, but it feels good, like I’m treating myself special.
For once I am doing something completely selfish and don’t feel guilty. As someone told me recently, if I don’t take care of myself I won’t be capable of taking care of my children.