WOW - time really flies. It's hard to believe that we are already into the second week of February. Why is it when you are young time seems to creep by and as you get older time just seems to zoom past you! It's so hard not to get caught up in letting life pass by you. One thing that I want to focus on this year is to be as present in every moment of this year as I possibly can. How am I doing at it - well not that great if I am totally honest with myself. It is hard work to slow down, focus on the minute, hour, day you are in and not think 10 steps ahead of yourself but it is something that I am working at every day. What I have found is that when I slow it down and savour the moment - I'm happier, less anxious and definitely a better friend, sister, daughter etc to those people in my life.
I joined Gold's Gym near my house. In my earlier days I would never have considered joining a gym that is well known as a bodybuilder gym but at this stage of my life I really don't worry about who is there with me - I just worry about whether or not I get there. I always find it fascinating when I see a juice monkey walk by me and his muscles are so big that his arms don't hang by their sides. As crazy as it seems to me - in some ways it is in fact very motivating. Think about it - these guys are incredibly dedicated to their strength training. They are there every day without fail pumping the iron to get to where they need to be. And while I don't understand why you would need the strength to lift a truck with your bare hands I respect the effort that goes into it and it helps me to think of those guys when I am trying to talk myself out of going to the gym.
Another group of people I enjoy watching at the gym - not because they motivate me but because they entertain me - are the gym bunnies. We all know them - the girls who come to the gym with their hair done, make-up on, wearing perfume who get on the treadmill and lightly jog for 5-10 min and then get off before they break too much of a sweat and cause their mascara to run. These ladies are pure entertainment to me - and believe me when I am getting the super unattractive sweat on that I do at the gym - I need it! If anything it passes 5-10 min of my workout where I am not watching the clock wondering when the current interval I'm on will end - but I appreciate them for coming out and entertaining me just the same.
As promised in an earlier post - I have started to attend Zumba classes at the gym. For those of you who don't know what Zumba is it is a super fun workout based on Latin and international music and dance moves. I honestly can't think of a more fun way to workout. It combines 2 of my favorite things: club beats and dance and gets my exercise in - what's not to love. I will say that I started my first class with 2 left feet - even though I have spent hours watching Shakira, Enrique, Ricky, and several other pop stars do these moves actually doing them is another story. But for anyone who hasn't tried it yet - get out there and give it a go - if you love to dance then this is a workout you will definitely appreciate!
So I know it's been 10 days since I last posted in my blog - I promise to be better about updating it. In the Latin spirit of Zumba I leave you with this quote from one Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine......."Come on shake your body baby do that Conga!"
Ciao
