Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Partner Training

As I am sitting here sore and sipping my shake made of frozen strawberries, yogurt and orange juice I was thinking about my workout tonight.  What a difference having a friend to work out with makes. 

The other day I did interval training on the treadmill for 30 minutes by myself.  Let me tell you that was the longest 30 minutes that I can remember.  It dragged on and was way beyond boring; it was just me, the treadmill and a TV on mute (with my vision there was no way I was reading the caption).  I made it but it was torture.     

Tonight made a huge difference working out with my friend.  Not only did time fly by but I pushed myself so much harder than I would alone.  I'm sure that she felt the same way too.  I even got that one more rep in that I probably would not have done by myself.  We even had a few laughs along the way. 

A friend to work out with also keeps you committed to going.  I know that I can easily talk myself out of anything but I refuse to cancel on a friend if I do not have a valid reason.  We went at 6:00pm and believe me the last thing I wanted to do was go to the gym.  If I was going alone there is no doubt I would of thrown in the towel and told myself, "forget it you are too tired."  But I knew that I was meeting someone at the gym so I put it in my mindset that I was going to do this and know that I would not regret the choice.

And..........I definitely do not regret the choice.  My body might not like it but it is well worth the sacrifice.

So, grab a partner and hit the gym.  And if you can't do it for yourself, do it for them.

 

2 comments:

  1. Awesome! Glad you have a workout partner. I always say I'm going to work out at home and tend to find myself on the computer instead haha!

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  2. We had an awesome workout, that's for sure! Great post Sharon! Keep up the good work :)

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