Working Out

When it comes to working out, I've gotta deal with THREE Monsters!  Wait - Make it FIVE, I forgot two!

There are the dogs - these guys want nothing to do with me . . . . until I decide it's time for my sit-ups, yoga, barre work or squats.  Then, they're right there . . . . Not normally lap dogs, both dogs feel the time I decide to get in the hated sit-ups is the PERFECT time to crawl in my lap!  I love the doggies, but I cannot give in to their kisses and cuddles!  I.MUST.RESIST!

Then, there are the two two-legged Monsters.  B and Z have both decided they want to work out with me.  This is great as I want them to be healthy.  In the spring and summer, it works out as we have a "5K" walk we do.  The route from our home, to our neighbor's mailbox and back to our home is an exact 5K.  The girls will carry bags and "grippers" and pick up aluminum cans to recycle in an effort to help out with their schools' tuitions. 

At the same time, their wanting to work out with me is rent with trouble when we're doing the in house exercises.  B is in that competitive stage of life right now.  Our current goal is 35 sit-ups.  B is adamant that she can get these setups done WAY faster than her sister, Z.  So, she starts flailing around, not having good form or really benefitting from the "sit-ups" she has done.

Z then gets frustrated because she is 2 years younger and not nearly as physically "able" to do 35 sit-ups in anywhere near the short time that her sister flailed her body to her 35 sit-ups.  When this happens, she'll start crying and usually not stop until I'm at about sit up number 30.  Then, she'll start begging for me to start over and do my 35 sit ups with her.

Finally, there is the MonSter itself that I must consider.  Fatigue, dizziness, headaches and tingling aren't necessarily a fulltime team, but every so often, they work to ensure I don't get in my desired workout.  When that happens, I do have bouts of depression and still resent that I am not normal.  I still get frustrated and call myself lazy and worthless, even knowing it's not ME it's the MonSter that has me laying on the couch unable to move.

With all 5 of the obstacles that keep me from going all out on my workouts, I was surprised tonight at how much I have improved since the girls and I started our nightly routing!

At present we do the following:
35 sit ups
40 seconds plank
15 pliés first position
15 pliés second position
60 second squat