So I made my triumphant return to the
gym last week for 5 am sessions and after a year of being on a nursing schedule
(seriously infrequent gym sessions), I feel Iike I want to die great!
I'm lifting three days a weeks and
trying to manage three days of cardio. I have some pretty bizarre cardio habits
which help me completely tune out exactly what I am doing. I think if I
actually realized I was running/"elliptical ing" in place for an hour
I would jump off the machine and run screaming from the gym.
It takes me a few minutes to unload
my cardio gear and people usually give me strange looks. So my gym essentials
include, my monogrammed Tervis water bottle, kindle, iPod (duh) huge wad
of Gum in my mouth ( i am not an obnoxious gum chewer) and washcloth for
the sweaty face!
I actually heard about this study and found it so interesting and why it may help in boosting blood flow to the brain and in turn performance at the gym! (it said it may mess with short term memory but hey If I can forget I am at the gym, all the better!)
Finally its go time! I read,
chew gum, jam out to bieber, chug water and occasionally check email/text write
blog posts at the same time- how's that for Multitasking! I may look like
"that girl" at the gym but I can hang with the best of them,
especially in the weight room, which I used to be so intimidated by!
Whats in your gym bag??
6 comments:
I am the same way! I always joke that I am "camped out" on the elliptical machine.
Right now my gym bag consists of a diaper bag (for baby at daycare) and my iPhone! but I am loving your monogram water bottle! would be a perfect addition.
Good job! I can't believe you chew gum and run though, I'm pretty sure I would choke!
Way to go! I have not seen the inside of the gym since I was pregnant. OOPS. I should really get back to it but it's going to have to be in the morning before work and I'm having a hard time committing to that right now. (SO LAZY.) I need some of your motivation!
haha this is exactly how I am! I have the TV on, my phone to constantly check email and instagram, a magazine with celeb gossip or my ipad to flip through pinterest..... it is insane. but it keeps me going on the elliptical! that tervis monogram water bottle is too cute.
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Good for you Momma! I think if I ever want to get back to the gym I'm going to have to go at 5am too, and with my little guy still waking up in the middle of the night it is soo hard to find the motivation. Do you have any tips/tricks to getting out the door that early? Love that sweat like a pig sign too, hilarious!
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