*Ladies and germs, I present to you, in all her marvelous glory, Duckie! One of our fabulous fit club team co-founders.*
So last week, my homegirl Nicole wrote a post
about the Nike+ Training Club
app and the program she was starting. I had previously
downloaded the app in hopes of getting myself into shape but hadn't
done anything more than just browse through the workouts.
Yeah, I'm totally the person who will watch fitness videos just to
see how much I don't want to do them.
Anyway, after finally signing up for the "Get Lean"
program - beginner's level (obviously) - I got off my ass and started
Day 1 of the program. The "Get Lean" program consists of "high
intensity body-weight workouts" and I also added running to my program
to push myself more and get the most out of the program. I
obviously had no idea what I was getting myself into.
After not working out for AGES, that 30-minute workout
killed. Jogging, burpees, squat jumps, pushups,
kick downs, hip lifts, lateral hops... And though I didn't
actually die, I did puke my brains out twice during the workout.
I guess it didn't help that I was
eating while I was putting the program together. And it probably
did more harm than good that I took a few sips of vodka right before
since I was planning on just sitting my ass down with a drink and
reading all night. That's just
one of the down sides to acting on my spontaneous
urges.
The
up side is that I finally did it! My body hates me right now,
but I felt more energized this morning and I'm excited to continue
this program. Okay, wait - that's not entirely true. Since
I added running to my program (like a dumbass), Day 2 of my program is
to run. Three. Frikken. Miles. Are they
frikken crazy or something? I swear I thought this shit was the
beginner's level!? I can't even run one mile and they want me to
run three? Ho. Lee. Crap!
Since I KNOW I won't last three miles tonight, I'm just going
to try my best and run as long as I can. And since I don't have
a treadmill, I'll be running around the neighborhood with a stick just
in case any stray dogs want to step up. And Guam has a LOT of stray dogs - big
ones.
And
now that I think of it, a treadmill is a great gift for someone to
give me for Valentine's Day. Right, honey? Just
kidding. But not really.
So now that I've finally gotten off my ass (which is now
hella sore from all the squats and hip lifts), tell me: What
gets you motivated to work out? Do you just act on your
spontaneous urges and just do it? Or does it take a
little more hyping up and a set schedule to get you moving and keep
you going?
Comment below with any motivational tips - it would really
help me to overcome this 3-mile hurdle that I have to jump
tonight. And again, Ho. Lee.
Crap!
*To see Duckie's "before" photo, head on over to her blog...right nizzow...and then take your own before/update photo and link up!*
