Shocking...I know!
Monday, January 7, 2008 at 6:00PM I know, I know...exercise.
Truth be told I am loving it. The gym is located right in my apartment building so I dont even need to go outside to get there. Total convenience. I've been hitting it pretty freaking hard too. One day I hit the weights, and the next day I do cardio...swimming, rowing machine...slowly working up to the treadmill, but right now that much effort makes me puke my guts out. I go back and forth like that...day 1 day 2 day 1 day 2. No rest days - I just plow through the pain. :P
I have a personal trainer that I hired for a month to get me started and motivated and what not. Really I don't know jack about working out, and needed someone that was in the know to get me up and running on a good routine. His name is Charles, and he is the gayest Filipino in the entire world. Still - he's helped a lot and using him as a resource was definitely a smart move.
Its tough. I ache and I hurt in new places everyday still...but I love it. Its becoming a bit of an obsession actually. I've spent the last 15 years or so abusing the hell out of my body, and so far it has managed to stand up to everything and anything I throw at it. Cant live like that forever though.
I'm not trying to get all huge and pumped up or anything...just nice and cut, bit of definition, and most importantly...wellness of spirit and mind. Its pretty easy to zone out whilst working out and just letting all your troubles slip away - very zen, I'm loving it.
Hopefully by this summer I'll be all hot and shit and good to go. I realized this past summer how bad of shape that I was in. Would get winded easily and really was just fat and lazy. This summer is going to be different. I plan on being pretty damn active this summer...lots of camping type activities and other such things.