Today was one of the three scheduled days off a week. Three. Days. Off. During cross country, we got excited for one day off a week, and that was if we were lucky. And don't get me wrong, I definitely appreciate a day off here and there, but sometimes the weather's perfect for running, and it's so beautiful outside, the temperature is just right, the sun is shining down, and how can you resist that? You just can't. So I've tried to find ways to exercise without running, so it's still technically a day off. The other day I tried walking, which was nice, but I felt a little awkward, mostly because I was one of those people that you see walking, in normal street clothes, without a dog, that look completely out of place and you just run past them really fast hoping they won't jump out and attack you or something because really, what could they possibly be doing alone on some road besides waiting to claim their next victim? And of course I ran into the entire high school boys' cross country team, who judged me hardcore for not running. So yeah, the walking adventure didn't go so well.
Next up, I took to the interweb for exercise videos, which is where I stumbled upon POP Pilates on Youtube. (It's pilates, mixed with pop music. Get it? Get it? So clever.) And oh my lord. My muscles burned in ways I didn't know they could. I don't know if we were doing the same workout, but somehow the instructor kept a smile on her face the entire time. How she was able to stay so peppy and chipper is beyond me, because my abs burned to the point that I couldn't tell if I was moving anymore (Oh yeah. 6 pack, here I come.). Excessive perkiness aside, the videos were really good, and okay, fine, her excitement kept me from giving up. I'll probably be sticking to these videos since I can do them in the comfort of my own home, without all the awkward encounters.
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