cc<\/a><\/p>\nIf you aren’t familiar with the items in this picture, they are Kettlebells. \u00a0And, I hate them.<\/p>\n
I realize that hate is a strong word, and one that I rarely use, but Kettle bells, in case you didn’t know, I hate you.<\/p>\n
Yesterday I went back to my CrossFit gym for the first time in over a month. \u00a0I hadn’t been because we went away for 3 weeks and I am usually crazy busy pre and post trip. So, yesterday was the day. \u00a0I got up at the crack of dawn (5:30am) and headed to the gym, hoping beyond hope that it was a strength training workout rather than a cardio based one. \u00a0Sadly, it was both. \u00a0 Here was the workout:<\/p>\n
Reps: \u00a021 – 15 – 9 – 15 – 21<\/p>\n
Exercises: Kettlebell swings, hand release push ups, Kettlebell sumo dead lift<\/p>\n
Brutal<\/p>\n
Needless to say every single fibre of my body hurts today.<\/p>\n
As I gingerly tried to walk down my stairs today it got me thinking. \u00a0What is it about exercise that makes me love and hate it.<\/p>\n
At the end of yesterday’s workout I left feeling tired, but\u00a0exhilarated, a sense of great accomplishment for tackling and completing a task I didn’t think I was capable of doing.<\/p>\n
As a young kid and a teenager I played a variety of sports – Field Hockey, Baseball, Rowing, Badminton and I loved them all. Then, I went to University and convinced myself that I was ‘too busy’ to exercise. \u00a0I gained weight, started eating poorly and those habits have been a constant battle ever since. \u00a0I have finally found \u00a0something that I love again (CrossFit) but I still have trouble fitting it into my busy schedule. \u00a0It seems everything takes a higher priority over exercise. \u00a0As a mother of two young boys I want to set a good example. \u00a0I don’t want them to be embarrassed that their mom is overweight. \u00a0I want to run and play and enjoy life and the outdoors with them. Things need to change. \u00a0I need to make myself and exercise a priority. \u00a0I need to lean more on the love side of exercise and move away from the hate. \u00a0I need to find the enjoyment in exercise again.<\/p>\n
So, Kettlebells. \u00a0I hate you know, but maybe, just maybe we will become friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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