For those of you who can sleep through the night, I am envious. For as long as I can remember I would go to sleep, wake up in 3 hrs and take a while to get to sleep and wake up in another 3 - so I never get a full night sleep. Been through the sleep study, they say I have a mild case of sleep apnea but no CPAC machine needed. So I should be happy but still don't know why- next step is to see the pulmonary dr and he will conduct a day time sleep study to determine if and when I dose off and go from there. Wish me luck!
But other than that, it has been a busy week at work but I like to keep it that way otherwise I get bored real easily.
So good to see my trainer this week. I really miss her. Initially, when I first started training with her, it was pure agony. I would be so sore that I would curse her out and wonder if I should go back but I do because I know there is light at the end of the tunnel and it is all good. Results are starting to show and I feel a lot better and stronger. The weight training has made me stronger in my running believe it or not.
My running coach has put together a running plan for me. I am in the basics phase and I am to run twice a week about 4-6 miles each time. I used to hate this since it takes me forever to run this distance and it still does. But it is the mental thinking that - how much more I have to go, oh man, I hurt, am I there yet?
Well, for the first morning, I went out on my 4m run - I put on my headphones and said "here I go" and as I started my run, I just zoned out and kept going. The 4m was done and that feeling was strange but felt really good. I like this.
So besides the weight training with Jackie, I go do Sparta and Warrior at Arrichion, the hot yoga studio. Warrior is a circuit class with cardio included in that 45 mins. Really good class. Sparta is lot harder and more weights to get you stronger. Sparta was one I could not do at all because of shoulder injury. Now I am given a second chance in life - One would think if I can get this training here at Arrichion for free - why am I doing personal training.
Well, in general, I am very good about exercise but I tend to get lax and need someone to kick my in the butt to get me going. That is what Jackie is here for , to kick my ass and Arrichion is here to kick my own ass.
Even since the start of my weight training with Jackie - I have a different mindset when I go to Warrior and/or Sparta - I am going to try harder and do my best instead of going through the motions. The fact now, that Ty, Sparks, Dunbar, and others pushes me and people like Nancy, Kristen, Kelli, Casi, whom I look up to - it just makes me try harder to better myself - Thanks guys!
To quote Quinn once again "IT IS A PROCESS" and for the other coaches at Arrichion "YOU CAN DO IT" and for my trainer, Jackie "GREAT JOB, WELL DONE" With all this positive motivation which I never had, it is indeed a great feeling!
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