gym dork

I can't believe I am actually posting this... My confidence level MUST be increasing with my exercise regime because there is NO WAY I would have shared this a year ago... especially not on an openly searchable goggle blog!

But... here is my laugh for you all today.

So, I decide today I will go to the gym to run since it is a bit slick outside and I don't want to tempt fate.

FIRST, I get to the gym only to be told my month has expired (oops! It was supposed to be spring today after all and I had really REALLY hoped to be enjoying the outside for my exercising enjoyment by now!)... they let me in for today;

I get inside, only to (SECOND) notice I forgot my sports bra at the office (doh!). Instead of going back across the street to get my bra, I decide I'll use my regular bra, and the elliptical because no one should have to see "the girls" jumping around while I try to run in a regular bra (plus... ouch!) and then go to the office and wear my sports bra for the afternoon. I have a great work out am all pumped with endorphins, head to the showers only to find out;

(THIRD) my sports bra was not the only thing I forgot at the office... my fresh undies are there too! Thank goodness for long coats! I headed - totally commando - back to the office to discreetly slip into the bathroom to put on my undergarments...

*forehead plant!*

Let's hope everything in threes is truly the case here!

Today's workout was 25 minutes on the elliptical. I had forgotten how much I enjoyed that piece of equipment... so nice an easy on your joints... like you are running on clouds. :-)

My friend Katie had suggested an interesting workout a while back that I decided would be fun (wait... whaaaa???????) for today.

Start on the elliptical and get to a good speed, using your legs to push you forwards.

Every 5 minutes, grab the moving arm handles, use your arms to propel yourself forward instead of your legs... all while "sitting" in a deep squat. I managed to do so for 30 seconds each 5 minutes (at minute 5, 10 and 15).

For the record... that s@!#$%s hard core!

Then, after 20 minute moving "forwards",  my last 5 minutes was moving "backwards" on the machine.

The machine put me at 3.64 km in total. I put me at a sweaty, hot mess.

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