DA BEACH IS DAT WAY
Can you believe I’ve had this post sitting in my drafts for two days and simply haven’t had the time to hit the publish button? Keira-Anne’s been a busy girl and working for the weekend. I put in eight hours at the office today and I’ll be heading back tomorrow. Anyways, on with the post…
One thing I’m really horrible at is making time for “self care” and looking after my own needs. I’ve been becoming a bit proactive in that area as of late, and one way in which I’m doing it is by flocking to a gym three times a week.
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If you know me, you know how much I despise stationary cardio, so getting me to a gym isn’t the easiest task. I’ve also never been one to set foot on scales – I feel that what’s more important than a number is the way we feel about our bodies and our health. However, being that I now consider myself to have both a winter passion and a summer passion, I owe it to myself to get into tip top strength and sculpt my physique for the better of the sport.
A few weeks ago, I signed up at one of Vancouver’s women-only gyms and love it a whole lot more than the torrid affair I had with Fitness World a few years ago. Being in an environment without testosterone virtually eliminates the intimidation factor, and I can feel comfortable sweating like a pig with my baggy pants hanging off my ass without a care in the world.
I’ve started an intense 12-week circuit training group, and a full-body diagnosis is taken prior to the program and then again after the program.
My starting specs are as follows…
Age: 27
Height: 5′8.5″ (I could’ve sworn I was 5′9″)
Weight: 135.00 lbs
Body Fat: 21.2%
Lean Body Muscle Mass: 78.8%
Total Body Water: 35.4 litres (crazy, hey?)
I have to be honest – I’m surprising even myself with the momentum and excitement I feel about bringing regular exercise into my life. It seems like the exercise craze is becoming contagious.
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You go girl! Your body and mind will thank you. Your energy will increase, and your moods stabile. You were already hot, so.
I’m proud of you!
Good for you Sweetie! I’m back at the gym three days a week (Ladies only) and even after only my third time I feel a difference.
congrats, and go hard! joining a gym is on my to-do list, one that i keep happily putting off.
Good for you! I wish I wasn’t “allergic” to gyms…… just can’t do it. My dog’s insatiable appetite for walking keeps me fit. Sometimes I figure I should be paying monthly dues to her!
Go get ‘em!
hey where is your gym? I have been thinking about joining a gym here for the longest time, and probably will once the rain starts. if you don’t feel comfortable posting it here, please email me. thanks!
oh and how did they determine body fat, which method? it kinda freaks me out to know mine, but I really like the idea of a before and after twelve week program – good for you!
Hi Riza…body fat is determined by an electronic diagnostic machine that looks like a Nintendo Gameboy. You lie down and are hooked up on your hand and on your feet and the machine sends a current through your body (you can’t feel it) and density of muscle vs. fat is determined by how quickly the current travels. The more fat the body contains, the slower the current will travel.
I break out in cold chills whenever I even drive by a gym….
Good luck!
You simply MUST dish the Fitness World story over tea next time! Coincidentally I have one of my own from your gym too (eons ago though), bizarre.
And how the hell do you eat burgers, fries and pastries and have that body fat %???!!! Lucky son of a…:)
Good for you for taking the action. 135 for 5′8.5″ is a pretty healthy weight though, certainly don’t want to trim down to say 110 or something ridiculous like that.
as soon as I read your pst I googled body fat and what you just described was one of the ways that came up – ha, but google told me you couldn’t feel it – glad to know the truth! thanks for getting back to me, and have fun in the gym.
Awesome! Let me know how it works out if you decide to go for it!