I am always an advocate for changing it up. It's easy to get bored and dread your work outs, it happens to everyone, trust me! The truth is if you are bored with your work out you are probably half-assing it anyways, so time for a new challenge. If you are sick of the usual walking/running route, yoga class, or whatever throw yourself out there and try something new.
A couple good suggestions on how to choose what to try:
1) Living social or Groupon: these are awesome!!! Thought you
might want to try a circuit training class but they are too expensive? Get a groupon! They will slash your prices big time and you can get a taste without buying the entree. I wish I would have thought of this idea.....millions.
2) Ask a friend: whenever I need a switch I pole my girlfriends and see what they are into. That's how I got into hot power yoga and it's my biggest obsession. If I'm sick of the usual running route I'll ask Colin or turn on my "Map my run" app and just go. These always need to new adventures.
3) Research: check out twitter or Facebook for various exercise pages. Check a Shape/Self magazine for suggestions. They always offer amazing options.
Warning: It IS something NEW. So there is always a chance you may not like it. For example, I recently tried to branch out and try a new yoga studio.......didn't work out so well. But hey I got a new experience and a cheap class! If you don't try it you'll never know.
In addition to my not so positive trial of a new yoga studio, I recently tried paddle boarding. My friend, Lisa, convinced me to buy a paddle boarding living social and try it out with her. Lisa is like my go to "let's try something new for exercise" friend. I figured yea I'll give it a shot. Totally amazing! We had an amazing day, great work out, got a little sun, absolutely nothing to complain about. Well.....I guess I can only complain about when I slid down the embankment and busted my a$$. No serious injuries just a hell of a battle wound that looks amazing on my R outside butt cheek, just in time for a beach weekend for the 4th.....obviously. All negativity about my comical fall aside, paddle boarding made for a great core, butt, leg & arm work out. And not only was the work out great we got to have a girls day & hand out on beautiful Lake Norman. Totally worth the Living Social.
I'm 1 for 2 recently with trying something new, but hey you never know until you try. If you are bored with your work outs & are dreading going to the gym try any of my tips and change it up! Feel free to message me or post on anything new you've tried. Also, if you need suggestions let me know I'll try to rack my brain to help!
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| Battle wounds! |
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| Lisa!!! |
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