In the spirit of Easter, I’m not Catholic

I mean this in the most respectful way. Yeah, I’m not Catholic but I like the whole concept of giving something unhealthy up and Lent gives me an excuse. In the past I’ve given up soda, chocolate, and swearing. This year I decided I’d do something to change the thing I dislike most about myself: I’m late. Every week I’m late to about 3.5 out of 5 classes, I cut it super close with work, and I make my friends wait for me way too often. So I gave up being late. Obviously I would end up failing this, which is why I set a consequence: every time I arrived late, I would add a half-mile run to my next workout. I ended up running a lot more often than usual and I've actually enjoyed holding myself accountable in this way. Now that Lent has passed, I plan to continue this and hopefully I’ll be able to run for a longer duration by the time summer hits :)

Workout of the Week 

I don't know about you, but watching TV makes me feel a bit guilty, and I kind of watch quite a lot of it. Thats why I love this week's workout so much!

Something I learned this week

Before I tried this week's workout, I read over the "Do" list and saw an unfamiliar exercise: The Russian Twist. I ended up searching it on Youtube and I've had a lot of fun watching movie trailers since then. 

Embarrassing moment

This is possibly my first embarrassing moment that ended up being a good thing: Last week, I sat down on one of the weight room’s stationary bikes for a ten minute cool down after running a mile. When I plugged my earphones into the TV jack I heard a familiar voice saying “ALLLLrighty then!” Awesome! Ace Ventura with Jim Carrey, one of my favorite movies, was playing in the rec center. By the time I was cracking up over a James Bond reenactment, I realized I had gathered an audience. Two girls stretching on the mats were giggling in my direction as they had been watching me literally “lol” while riding the bike. Bad news: my ego is dead, Good news: my “cool down” turned into forty-five minutes of biking.

Until next week! Keep calm and stay motivated!