Going Back to the Gym

I am a rare breed, I love going to gym. You will not easily find me complaining about needing to go. I enjoy a good work out. The alone time with no need to talk to anyone, a decent playlist, a fresh towel, a bottle of water and I am set. A few years ago I was blessed with a healthy little girl, along with this came sleepless nights, colic, a family breakup, financial struggle, and the list continues. In this time I tried to go back to the gym twice and it failed dismally. I gave up, until now. Today I walked into a gym where I have never been before, I signed up and added some personal training classes to boot. Thus starts a new journey of health, wellness, which will possibly be acquired through blood, sweat, and tears.

Self-conscious at the gym

My whole life I have been raised to believe in myself, I was raised with self-worth and self-love. Never really caring too much about what people think about me. I am me, people either like me or they don't and I truly am at peace with both. Even more so since having psoriasis (which is such a visual condition) decorate my skin with red blotches. I learned the hard way to accept my skin and how it looks, it really is my very own people filter. A very effective one I might add. The age-old “those that matter don’t mind and those that mind don’t matter."  A few years ago, I trained at a less popular gym, where I was left to my own devices and I was so happy there. Today I felt self-conscious, scared and in the spotlight. Which is not my favorite place to be. In fact, I daresay I took my daughter with me, to keep me brave.

Healthwise I have gone backwards and gained weight and I am very unhappy about it. Time to get my behind into gear and get my health back on track. They say to be afraid is a good thing, be afraid and do it anyway.

My new gym routine

All of this being said I am going back with a different body, one that aches more, has cranky joints and painful skin. It is time to change up what I used to do, to something that suits my ability. There will need to be some challenges in there equally important it will need to not further damage my body. To assist with this process I have also signed up with a personal trainer for six sessions so we can evaluate. Personal trainers scare me, a person always sees someone posting on social media about how their trainer is a slave driver. Folks I hope I do not get one of those.

New routine and new gym gear

A new start requires some war paint and an outfit to match, I started small today and I bought new socks. Breathable, cotton, black and so beautiful, next will be gym pants, some comfy undies, and a big loose cotton t-shirt. This should all count towards my skin not having a total meltdown.  With my membership, I was given a beautiful gym bag, with pockets for various goodies. Time to dust the cobwebs off my shoes and shake my body loose.

Do you train regularly? Do you find that there are certain workouts that help your body cope better, Maybe there are some that you need to stay away from completely. I am so keen to hear from all of you and I would really appreciate your input on this new journey of my life. We only get one of these bodies in this lifetime and mine has spoken.