Healthy state of mind and body

Today is a very rainy Monday and so I figured what better day to blog?

I had my first ever boot camp class today. (Boot camp is a program I signed up for this summer through my town's Recreation Department). It would have been perfect other than the fact that I got the times mixed up and only showed up for half of the session. However, there is another boot camp class tonight that I plan on showing up for to make up for lost workout time! That is right folks, I am getting pretty serious about my workout plan. I even challenged my friend from school who lives in another state that we would compare our fitness/strength when we got back to college. I don't plan on losing this competition.

Although the drive to win against my friend in this competition is pretty strong, my real desire for being in great shape comes from a little more than friendly competition. I have always been blessed with a fast metabolism (thanks mom!) ever since I was a little kid. I have always been nothing but tall and thin. I luckily have never struggled with my weight. Therefore, working out to burn off fat is not exactly an issue of mine. If anything, I want to gain weight in the form of muscle. The reason why I feel the need to workout stems from my desire to actually be IN SHAPE. To me, being in shape is more than just being "thin". Being in shape is about being in a healthy state of mind and body. I want upper body strength and I want to be able to say that I can run a 5k with ease. I want my body to look toned, especially at this time of year. So I set a goal in my mind to try and workout 6 days a week and I don't plan on shrinking away from it.

With that goal comes hard work and, boy, do I know it. There are days when I do not want to get out of bed to workout or I'd rather just lay on the couch and watch TV but I always push through that laziness. I'd like to say I am pretty determined about this. It was raining cats and dogs this morning but instead of sitting in my car and driving back home, I decided to suck it up and I participated in boot camp.

I am powering through the laziness.