Thanks Stephanie!

Gotta write this now while it's still fresh in my mind. And while I still feel the burn, hahahaha!

I went to the gym this morning (early afternoon... whatever... don't get specific with me please lol) to work out with Stephanie, who is one of the trainers. She is the one who did my initial fitness assessment last week, and we bonded pretty quickly. Anyway, I got there kind of early, so I started with 10 minutes on the treadmill to warm up. Then she got there. What I thought was going to be an easy-peasy cardio workout turned into a grueling free weights workout, and WOW did it feel fantastic!

I wish I knew the names of some of the stuff we did, but I'll do my best to explain what she had me do.

First.... using a bar weight. I forget the weight of the weight (hahaha). Starting with picking it up from the ground, bringing it up to my chest, up in the air, and back behind my neck, then back in the air, back to my chest, and back down. That times 23. (I like 3's. You'll begin to notice 3's and 13's in my numbers)

Then to the wall. Using an exercise ball and a 7.5 lb weight, squats against the wall holding the weight. That times 13.

To the mat on the floor, lying down on my back and grabbing her ankles, lifting my legs up and down (without touching the ground in between! That's the tough part!). I did that 7 times first, then took a break. Then 8 more times. Then 9 more times. Then 10 more times.

Lastly, the plank. I managed 7 seconds. Then 8 seconds. Then 9 seconds. Then.... wait for it... 13 seconds!!!

Then we took a break and did it all over again.

I have to remember how good this feels. I love this feeling. The feeling of accomplishment, the feeling of... burn?

Something she did mention to me is the fact that I may have asthma. I should go get that checked out, I'll do that this week, it's better to know that then not to know that.

Is it wrong that I want to go back to the gym now? I need a break though, and I know that. Maybe tomorrow, because I work out with my new trainer on Tuesday. But who woulda thunk that I, Anna, Me, of all people, would become a gym rat? (No offense to all the gym rats out there)