Ok, so it's 5:30 am and you're trying to do the "No-arm roll" out of the bed, as if it's an attempt to not wake the rest of your body before it figures out what you're doing.
Alright, gotta do a quick brushing of the teeth, wash my face, bathroom Check! And then ughhhhhhh no gym bag packed because you passed out on the couch binge watching Orange is the New Black or the entire season of Eureka....
While you're stumbling around in your room with your cell phones flashlight because the room light would probably make your eyes melt this early, you trip over those Target bags you swore you would unpack only to jab your toe on the foot of the bed.... OUCH.
Ok, we're at the dresser, awesome.... "Ughhhh, WHERE ARE MY NIKE SHORTS?!?!" you have a razor back tank or sleeveless t-shirt ready but where are your shorts?! Whatever, these'll do....
Socks, ok, yup, not a single matching pair, who cares, at this point you're running late anyhow. Shoving everything into your gymp bag that still has sweaty socks in it.... yuck
Whoops, can't get to the gym in your pajamas.... back to the dresser.... oh hey again.
Ok! I'm heading towards the door and.... water bottle, can't go without that because you know they charge like $3 for one at the gym.... Oh wait and a headband/sweatband because you know once that hair starts falling into your face, your workout is just a fight between you and those strangs of hair or beads of sweat.
Ok, good to go.... out at the car....
Brrrrrrr "I'm ok without a jacket, I am" "Where are my keys?!?!"
::back into the house::
I think I put them right on the counter.... nope.... oh wait, they're in yesterdays jeans, ok.... upstairs, then downstairs.... out. the. door.
"Man, I really need a remote start it's going to take 5 minutes to get this stupid windshield defrosted."
Moving along.... you're finally at the gym, you're only 25 minutes later than you needed to be so let's just cut out abs today, who needs those anyways.... go into the locker room, change your clothes, shove that giant duffle bag into the locker and go!
"Well, all the treadmills are taken except for the one that isn't under the fan so that'll get hot.... I'll try the elilptical.... oh yeah, I don't like the eliptical", 3 minutes later....
Now you're aimlessly wandering around looking for a machine to get onto, unknowingly just having spent 5 minutes in between just to walk around and waste time. "What parts does this machine hit? I put my legs where? Wonder if I should use 8's, 10's or 15's for this set.... Wonder what she used to get her butt like that.... Duuuuude those biceps tho...."
So in total you've worked out for maybe 15-20 minutes and it's time to hit the showers.... why did I get up early again?
STOP USING THE GYM AS YOUR GO-TO....
What do I mean by that? Should gyms go out of business? No, of course not but use it as your in between to change things up....
Let's rewind for a minute.... From the time you get up and get done at the gym, on average you will have spent 1.5-2 hours for that 20 minute workout that hardly make you break a sweat and may have hurt your back trying to get off that bench.
Who has time for that and who WANTS to go through all that on a daily?
I don't care if you're a stay at home mom, working mom, stay at home dad, working dad, single professional, in school, whatever your story is, wouldn't you want to get it all done in 30-60 minutes at home? I jump out of bed throw on my workout clothes and head downstairs, turn on the t.v. (no this isn't like richard simmons)
and sweat it out with programs like Insanity, BodyBeast, 21 Day Fix, CIZE, PiYo and so many others....I feel like I'm in a group class, no driving, no bag to pack, nada. Then, when I'm done, I run upstairs to get ready and still ahve time to enjoy that morning cup of coffee or Shakeology.
Whether you're a body-builder, yoga finatic, bootcamp cardio & strength junky or you like zumba, there's something for everybody, I promise you.
Stop running into the bed in the morning and packing that smelly gym bag, let's GET IT DONE in 30.... who's with me?!
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