Going to the gym some mornings is a struggle. I try everything to get motivated to get there.
I get my earphones, Muppet water bottle, comfy sneakers, drop off the kids at school and I'm on my way. I coach myself silently in the car on my way there. You can do this, I know you're tired, but YOU CAN DO this!!
I pull in the parking lot and take my time getting my stuff out of the car...then I see someone I know, darn it, they saw me too, now I have to go in. I can't just come to the gym and park in the parking lot....
I drag myself inside, fill my water bottle, drop off my extra belongings in the ladies changing room and head out into the gym...ahhhh which machine should I torture myself with today? The "Helliptical?, perhaps the "Deer in Headlights" Arc machine... I head for the Helliptical, maybe if I get it over with the rest of the workout won't be so bad. I'm sweating buckets after just 10 minutes, I'm ready to throw in the towel and head to work so I can sit down. Oh darn, there's someone else I know...I better stay a little longer, 10 minutes at the gym is not going to do anything...I head to the bike...pedal, pedal, pedal...that's when it happens, I look to my right, just a quick glance at the girl next to me...she's going 13.1 mph....I look at my speed... 16.8...oh yeah, the competition mode begins. I glance to my left, another girl (she's at least 15 years younger then me) her speed is 14.7, I'm beating her too!!! Before I know it, 10 minutes has blown by and I blew by all my competition... (or at least the 2 main competitors beside me...I head to the "Deer in Headlights"Arc machine, my least favorite. I get my 10 minutes in on that horrible machine and look for my next competition. There on the treadmill is a pretty buff guy, looks like he has the incline on about 50 gazillion....THAT is my next competition. I step on the treadmill 2 down from him, don't want him to think I'm stalking him or anything...I put my incline on 10, speed up as far as I can go before I'm in an all out run....I keep up for a few minutes...in fact I'm feeling pretty good about beating this guy....
I compete with him for about 7 minutes and before I die, I wipe the sweat from my forehead, catch my breath and head out of the gym.
That was a good gym trip...
Thank you complete strangers for letting me compete against you and thank you for motivating me.
My day has just become AWESOME!!
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