Over the past several weeks, I have made a re-self-discovery about myself...I love to work out. I mean it. I swear. I think about it all day. I anticipate time I get to walk away from the social work/ child development-ness of it all, throw on my black under armor capris/pants (LOVE them), one of my Soffe shirts (SO comfy and affordable: 7-10 bucks depending on where you buy them), grab my yellow (isn't yellow just the happiest color??) Ipod, and head to the gym.
Along with some awesomely-wonderful-peaceful experiences i've had recently, I add this time to care for, challange and stretch my body- and it has been the perfect combo for my soul. Really, it has made all the difference in my life.
Oh...confession. You are more than free to think me the oddest woman on the face of the planet, but I have to say that some of my favorite things to listen to at the gym have been BYU devotionals, and pure Jim Brickman piano happiness. I also love me some Mat Kearney, Dave Barnes, Matt Nathanson and such, but the devo's and jimmy boy are tops for me. It's my time to renew and recharge. One of the best decisions i've ever made was to consisitently go 5-6 days a week for a minimum of an hour.
Wanna know my favorite machine?? That'd be this O-mazzzazing arm machine that has brought the tone back into my arms in all their glory. I wanna see them more defined, but to feel the muscle and for them to finally be feeling so well despite what RA tries to do to them gives me the greatest feeling of power over my body despite any disease. Take THAT RA!
That's awesome! Keep up the good work! I want to start working on muscle definition too, but I am still so addicted to cardio :D
ReplyDeleteThanks Emily! I think of Cardio as my 'book ends'...my beginning and end; in between I knock out strength training. I don't know if there is any better feeling than the sudden rush of adrenaline you get during a hard cardio workout. :)
ReplyDeleteI don't think you are crazy... but you know how I love to exercise!! :)
ReplyDeleteJim Brickman is the Bomb-Diggidy!!
Lately I have been doing strength training during cardio - when I do my videos. I wear a weighted glove on my hands - it is a kickboxing video. My arms are usually sore the next day, especially if I don't stretch good. Today I thought about doing push-ups, but didn't get to it.
I'm still 183, but that's ok. I'll go down again soon.
Keep it up!! :)