This morning, I didn't wake up before the alarm but I did get up with it and felt good. I went to bed a little bit earlier than I have been and that makes a big difference. I got myself ready, toasted a piece of Sesame Ezekial and was on my way.
I arrived downtown a few minutes early which was nice because I didn't feel rushed. I noticed that there were no mats out. Yes!!! Today was going to be traveling day. I knew I was in for a challenging hour.
We did some light stretching and a very short warm-up then we were off. We headed downtown by way of a new route. I love the usual route that we take but it was nice to have a change of surroundings. We ran through downtown pit-stopping for lunges, sumo & platypus walks, Calder jump-ups, resistance band work (lost some hair out of my ponytail on this one today...OUCH!!!), push ups, step ups (on a very high step for my 5' 1 1/2" body but it really pushed me!), reverse crunches, up & down steps, dips, and probably a few more that I can't remember, and headed back to home camp. I realized a few minutes after we left home camp that I had forgotten my Ibuprofen this morning which did cause a nagging annoyance but the pain was not strong enough to hold me back. The words "Determination", "You are STRONG!!!", and "You CAN do this!!!" played through my mind though out our journey today. I never got to a point today where I wanted to stop. From the beginning, I made up my mind to work hard the whole class and I would not allow myself to be cheated out of any valuable time.
We ran back at our own pace and even though my own pace isn't as fast as it may have been a few weeks ago, I pushed hard and when I could see the park, I dug deep and sprinted through to the end. The sprinklers were on and I rewarded myself to a nice, refreshing cool-down. It was extremely humid this morning and I was plentifully covered with a thick layer of hot sweat so the cold water felt like a shower from heaven as it hit my face, head and arms. I took lots of deep breaths and smiled to myself feeling accomplished and STRONG. After Rob returned, we did a very challenging plank series, and some other ab work before stretching.
Intensity Level Today : 9.6
The past few days have been challenging but amazing!!! This is the Boot Camp that I love!!!
Give me more!!!!!!!!!! RRRRRRarrrrrrrrrr!!!!!
About Me
- wendy
- This blog will be used to track my experiences as I attend the Grand Rapids Boot Camp Monday-Friday for the next 4 weeks. I hope that it will give encouragement to anyone who needs it. My life has been filled with many weight ups-and-downs. When I'm experiencing an "Up" as I am now, I feel many emotions. Guilt, depression, anxiety, fear, physical pain, inadequesy, shame, anger, and sadness are a few that come to mind. I know in my head that my weight does not define who I am. But I also know that when I feel these feelings in my heart, I go into a self-destructing, sabotaging mode. I am doing this boot camp because I am not at a point in my life yet that I can create the physical "temple" that I believe God has designed for me on my own. I need accountability and this class can provide me that. So, I'm asking for your prayers for me on this journey. Thank-you! Here I go!!!!!
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