I'll have what he's having!

Yesterday, I didn't really do much exercise and I felt so guilty.  I sat in my mom's house, watched cable, and took multiple naps before work (at a hotel, my summer job).  I did run around the hotel the whole night (minus the running) and walked up the 4 flights of stairs in my business suit multiple times, so I guess I did a little bit of exercising.  But when I woke up today, I decided that I would get myself out of bed and go to the gym.  It is quite a drive to the gym and I haven't used my membership in the last 2 months or more, but they have A/C (my apartment does not).  I normally wouldn't go on the weekends because I work every weekend at odd hours at the hotel so I'm not used to the Sunday crowd.  I have now realized, that I love the Sunday gym goers and I'll tell you why.  It was not very busy and I could use the machines I wanted AND be able to clean it before someone swooped in to use it.  Also, the people that were at the gym were pleasant and entertaining.  Generally, I think you can find entertainment at any place but the gym definitely has some interesting characters.  My favorite person today was a man who was either working out super hard core OR he thought he had to shower before using the machines, much like a public pool.  His shirt was dripping wet, but he did not care because he was jammin' out!  Every time he was using a machine, he had a smile on his face and was bobbing his head.  When he was walking to another machine, he was dancing and banging his head like "YES!  THIS was the song I needed to enhance my workout."  I could have watched him the whole time but unfortunately he must have left (maybe he needed to go home to get a dry shirt).  He proved to me that working out with the right music can be exhilarating.  With this mindset, I turned my Ipod up, increased my speed on my treadmill by .1 and I was good to go.  Before I knew it, I had gone farther on the treadmill than I had ever done in the past.  Yes, I know, an increase of .1 is not very much, but when you are out of shape and have asthma it can feel a lot faster.  Moral of the story today, a great playlist can help motivate you to increase your workout, even if it's just by a little bit. 

Musical motivation today: Jessie J and Eminem