I LOVE ME!!!

We Got to Move It Move It!  We Got to Move It Move It!  We Got to...Move It!

Welcome to 5am at my house.  Don’t get me wrong, I love the Madagascar movies, but unfortunately, my admiration for wise cracking penguins is not the reason I’m awake so early.  NO, I am not a morning person (just ask anyone), but hitting the ground running at that time has now become my norm!

 

Exercise has never been terribly important to me; however, I find myself slowly learning to love it and even looking forward to it.  Yea, I know.  Who in their right mind could possibly become addicted to the feeling you get when your heart is pounding out of your chest, sweat is pooling in puddles around your feet, and your lungs are almost crushing under the pressure from the lack of oxygen?  Who could love having someone demand that you do more, push harder, and don’t stop now?

 

 

Let me set the record straight…I DON’T LOVE EXERCISE.  I LOVE ME!  You see, for far too long, I have been so consumed with taking care of my family that I have neglected to take care of ME.  Me! Me! Me! I know it sounds selfish, but if I don’t take care of me, how will I ever be around to take care of the people who need ME? 

 

There will always be dirty dishes to wash, floors to be scrubbed, things to be put away and nearly 900 other things to do.  The truth is…trying to maintain a nearly spotless home isn’t going to make me live longer, but spending 30-60minutes a day just for me is going to make me better, happier and make me feel like the person that I know I should be.

 

 

Thanks to the invention of the internet, I have found a perfect (and cheap) way to take care of ME!!!!   I have the pleasure of working out in my very own, state of the art gym, every day (aka the garage).  I know…I am one lucky girl, right?  I don’t even have to pay the $40 a month membership fee to get to enjoy the smell of unidentified musty odors, sweaty sneakers and moldy wet towels.  You see, all that loveliness comes free with my garage.

 

 

My garage workout this morning was simply amazing.  It was the simplest routine I have ever done.   I imagined I burned more calories in those 20 minutes of insanity than I have in 3 weeks of regular cardio.  Luckily for me (and for anyone else who might be sneaking a peek), this workout didn’t involve any special moves, no fancy footwork, no special balls and bands, no booty shaking and I didn’t even have to put on my FANCY NO BOUNCY workout clothes.  

 

All I needed was two feet, two chairs (I could only find one but I made due) and some will power to get through it.  When it was all said and done, I found myself wanting more and sad that my 20 minute turbo fat burn was over.

 

 

Contrary to popular belief, exercise was not meant to kill us, it was meant to make us better.  Yes, I would love an extra hour of sleep every morning, but no, I don’t want to start over.  If I quit now, that is where I will be…right back at the beginning.  Every small step I take today makes me better than the person that I was yesterday.  My workouts aren’t going to get any easier but I am going to get better.  That hot pink dress I have been eyeing all summer will be in my closet soon.

 

 

Remember, if exercise was easy, everyone would do it!!!  Why don’t you join me and let’s MOVE IT together?