Ever since
my gym closed a few months ago, I've been kind of adrift and haven't gotten in a fitness groove. I got back into pilates, but the studio doesn't offer enough early morning classes, and I need cardio - so that's not a stand-alone solution. I tried ramping up my running, and that didn't end well. I joined a gym by my office and I hate it. It's the most poorly designed space ever, and it's dirty and there aren't rental lockers so I have to schlep stuff. I went to boxing sporadically. I like it when I drag myself there, but I don't like it enough to regularly drag myself there. Then M said "why don't we try OrangeTheory". I'm generally turned off by chains and things that appear culty. It's not close enough to my house to walk, or convenient for getting to work without hauling bags of stuff all over the city. So I wasn't that into checking it out even though I have a few friends who love it.
As I got more and more disgusted with myself, and wanted to find something to do with M, I decided to do it. I signed up for the free class last Saturday. I've been back three times since then.
It seriously lights up every circuit in my brain. My favorite workout has always been a mix of running intervals and weights. I like having something to measure against. And I like having someone else tell me what to do. I like having other people around me doing the same thing to measure myself against. This totally works for me.
I can get up at 5:30 and make it to class at 6, then be home by a few minutes after 7 and get to work by 8:30 (with walking the dogs). And I can shower at home and not have to haul all my belongs around the city.
I already feel like I'm improving. I've had to stop myself from going every day. I think this could work for a while.
