Back to the gym…
Tonight I headed back to the gym for the first time in nearly 12months and oh my wasn’t it hard work. I have always enjoyed going to the gym but I am not gym crazy. I struggle to get the motivation to stick to a regular gym routine so I have made a promise to myself as my other half works away a lot, that on any evenings when he is away I will head to the gym. What makes going to the gym even harder now we have moved is that if I am heading there after work I have to drive past my house to get there so I figured if I commit to going when the other half is not around this will be achievable and I won’t be tempted to just go straight home to an empty house, especially with the lighter nights where anything seems nicer than locking yourself away in the gym.
But back to my first session back it was hard work, not only was it physically hard work but I felt really self conscious too, I knew I wasn’t as fit as I used to be I knew everyone else in there would be a lot fitter than me but it was actually a lot better than I thought. With the weather being so nice it was a lot quieter than usual which was great, there is nothing I hate more in the gym than waiting around for equipment. I don’t really know what I was worrying about to be honest, yes I was just as unfit as I expected but no one paid any attention to me. I was there just over an hour and as you can see I was exhausted by the end of it and felt so much better for it. I’m actually now really looking forward to my next gym session, I am hoping that it should work out that I am hitting the gym once or twice a week alongside other activities outside of the gym, whilst the evenings are lighter and I now live in a lovely area I am going to try and make the most of this. Bring on the healthier, fitter me!
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