So, you've been working out, regularly, right? Right? But, sometimes you get bored. Then what? On a side note, those were some seriously bad sentences, grammatically speaking. Any way, what I should have said is, "I'm getting bored with the cardio portion of my workouts" part of my problem is physical, I still have some pain in my heel/achilles tendon when I run or play basketball more than once a week, I'm too impatient to sit on a bike long enough to burn the calories I want to burn, so I climb on the arc trainer for 20-36 minutes depending on the workout every time I am at SNAP. And suddenly I'm having trouble getting motivated for that part of my training. Lift? Sure. Abs? No problem. Circuit training? love it! But I feel like I need to do the cardio. So, what to do? Find another way. Fortunately for me, SNAP in Chatham has expanded and are now offering "fitness on demand" classes. Push a couple of buttons on a touch screen, climb on a spin bike and 45 minutes later I've had a great dose of cardio. I had never done a spin class or even been on a spin bike before, so it was a little uncomfortable at first. Within a few minutes I had figured out how to adjust the bike, I followed the very peppy person on the screen, I was pedaling in rhythm to the music. A great cardio workout. You just never know what will happen when you step outside your comfort zone. When I first started working out, I felt out of place, like everyone was looking at me wondering what that fat guy was doing working out. Oh, and I sweat a lot, did then, do now. Once I decided I was going to do my workout to the best of my ability and not worry about what anyone thought my workouts got much better, that helped inspire me to stick with the eating plan.
So, what do you do when your plan gets stale or boring? Change it! Most "experts" will tell you that you should change your workout every 4-6 weeks. Sometimes little changes can make a big difference.
I am planning to post again before the weekend, until then,
I'll see you at the gym (or in spin class)
