Let me just start by saying that I HATE running. I always have. Even as an active kid cruising all over the place, I only ran when chased. Now don’t get me wrong, I’d love to be able to run well. It’s excellent exercise and I hear it’s great for relaxation. My body just doesn’t agree. I always have trouble controlling my breathing and my knees ache just thinking about it. Honestly, I don’t know how I managed to get through bootcamp. Oh wait, yes I do: cold, hard determination of steel. Ok, the drill instructors may have had something to do with it, but it was mostly my force of will!
My husband and I have been doing a strength training program called ChaLEAN Extreme for the last 2 months in an attempt to whip me into shape. While my muscles are definitely getting stonger, the pounds and inches refuse to budge. My husband, being the wonderful guy that he is, is determined to find something that will help me lose the weight. It seems he used to have a serious love of running. I know, he’s a freak, but I love him any way. Out of the blue, he stated on Monday, “We’re going to run tomorrow!” with Tuesday being our usual cardio day. I looked at him as if he’d sprouted a second head, praying I’d misheard or that he was joking. Sadly, neither were true.
Now, I could have simply told him “no way Jose”, but I know that he always has my best interest at heart. I also know that all of the things I have tried in the last year haven’t worked, so it’s time to hand the reigns over to someone else. With tearful resignation, Tuesday morning I ran. My lungs burned, my legs ached, and I couldn’t figure out what I’d done to make the man I love want to torture me like this, but I ran. Ok, ok, I jogged, walked, huffed, and puffed, but I moved my ass to the best of my ability and that’s all anyone can ask, right?
In the end, it didn’t kill me. I know, I’m as surprised as you are! I even started looking into ways to improve so that maybe, just maybe, I won’t forever feel like each breath is a gasp and each step is a mile. I even agreed to go out again on Thursday. We’ll see then if this is simply madness or if there is hope for me yet.
7 Comments
Great! thanks for the share!
Linda
Wowza, problem solved like it never hapenped.
I suggest adding a “google+” button for the blog!
This is a really intelligent way to asenwr the question.
And I thugoht I was the sensible one. Thanks for setting me straight.
Posts like this birtghen up my day. Thanks for taking the time.
I feel so much happier now I undertsnad all this. Thanks!