DAY 15-Keep On Trucking

So Saturday, after waking up SORE for the 13th day in a row, I was just cranky. And worse then that, I had another appointment with Bob the trainer. Arghh! The last thing I wanted to do was exercise (isn’t eating healthy and drinking gallon upon gallon of water enough…wait, don’t answer that!). But what are you going to do? Nothing. You ignore your mood, you keep on trucking and you meet your trainer at the gym.

So of course, Bob, who’s not SORE at all is happy to see me. He’s happy to be at the gym on this absolutely beautiful Saturday afternoon. He’s also happy to raise the weights on all the machines for me. And while I’m on that subject, here’s another thing I’ve learned: no matter what you do, your trainer is going to continue to raise the weights on the machines. If you complete an admirable number of reps (repetitions of a specific exercise), he’ll praise you and then up the weight next time. If you don’t, he’ll have you do more sets to strengthen you. Either way-your workout gets tougher. Now, to me this seems totally unfair, I’m thinking ‘Come on, I just did a good job, now I have to do better?’ Of course, I guess that is the point. But, it doesn’t mean I have to like it.

And guess what? If I’m honest, after all my internal whining about being sore, I had a really good training session. It was hard but also worth it. I felt better after working out, and stronger. I went home, did all that I had to get done and ended up having a great day. Moods are moods, nothing more. They are moments in time that end, just like being SORE ends. If I want to get and stay healthy, I must learn to do so not only when I feel like it, but more importantly, when I don’t. It’s that simple.

For those who might want to join me in soreness and self-pity (just kidding-I really do like working with a trainer), check out Bob the Trainer's website:

http://www.precisionhealthandwellness.com/