I finally spoke to my best bud today. I did most of the talking, as he was chomping on a salad and chugging a beer at the airport, where his flight was delayed. Anyway, as he updated me on his schedule (jury duty, work, presentations, one daughter's soccer, the other daughter's choir, more work, his wife's birthday party, extra work) he also shared that he's joined a gym and is working out 4x a week. It's very important for him, since he is diabetic. He and his wife had been using an elliptical machine in their family room, but he felt he needed cross training.Damn!
Now I am not diabetic. I am, however, older and fatter than he is. My schedule is also less daunting than his. There are days I can't to the health club at lunchtime because work has picked up. But that doesn't mean I should let myself off the hook so easily at home. I dragged out my Lateral Thigh Trainer (it's a piece of crap, but it's good for getting my heart rate up).
So I am going to try to catch up with him. I am going to use the Thigh Trainer every evening -- more so if I wasn't able to work out at lunchtime. Let's hope that I can maintain this enthusiasm (and that he does, too).
Good luck with the new 'training schedule'...I am terrible about "real" workouts (I walk the dogs or weed a bush, and call THAT my daily workout routine!); while I *think* I really, REALLY wanna keep one, I just can't seem to keep up the motivation for very long. Either that, or I'm just plain lazy!
ReplyDeleteHope you're having a wonderful week! (Glad to read things are picking up for the niece, too...teenage angst; aren'tcha glad we're passed THAT??!)
Having just finished my 2nd cleanse (and didn't do as well on it as I wanted to), I am now at a point where I need to get my fat butt moving! My muse works out every day so I feel like a big bowl 'o jelly compared to him!
ReplyDeleteLet's get moving together!