My second month in, I decided to do a little more exercising then just walking. I thought, why don’t I actually put my gym membership that I’ve been paying for a year, to use.
I figured I really didn’t know what I was doing, so how am I supposed to start working out when I had no clue. I knew from research that cardio will burn calories and is good for my heart. Like running, biking, elliptical or stepper. I also learned that doing some strength training would build muscle, by doing light weights. The more muscle I built the faster my metabolism burned the calories.
Doing cardio, although very boring didn’t scare me. I tried some of the classes and I would use the treadmill. It was the weights that scared me.
While I was running on the treadmill, I noticed a personal trainer in my gym training someone. I asked around and they had a 6 week fat loss program with a personal trainer on promotion. I took that opportunity, and took advantage of the sale.
I have to admit I was terrified for many reasons. One; would I just pay all this cash and not follow through? Two; would the trainer just laugh at how fat I was and see that I cannot do any of the exercises they will ask of me? Three; what if it doesn’t work?
I was just so scared that I almost didn’t go through with my first appointment with the trainer. But I went. My trainer was young, full of energy, really ready to please. It was great. For the first time I realized that she works for me, and it was up to me to make sure I got my money’s worth. That helped motivate me even more. I went to all my appointments excited and ready to push myself. It also was a great help that all the exercises she asked me to do were not complicated. I mean they were hard, but I was able to do all of them. I still remember May clearly in my mind. It was the month I learned to love the gym.
25 pounds lost
