You know that feeling when you are so spent from giving your all during a run or workout that you can barely move? Remember that feeling? Oh yeah, it feels great! After you catch your breath, your adrenaline kicks in and your body naturally sends out more happy hormones that make you feel like you can conquer the world. Runner's refer to this as the "runner's high". That's the goal of anyone striving to get in shape -to achieve that moment of complete bliss and satisfaction. It means that you didn't hold back and that you definitely earned your shower tonight. I love those workouts. Tonight Lizzie, my Kickboxing guru, put together one killer workout. I could only get to the gym in time for a quick warm up run so I hit the treadmill for 2 miles before class. I was happy with my 17:18 warm up. Kickboxing has sculpted my body in such a different way than running has. It makes me feel strong despite my size and powerful. I finally have "guns" and definition. Highlights from tonight: 100 round house kicks, squats and my personal favorite pyramid push up drills. Those left me dripping with sweat. Basically you do 10 punches above your head and then drop to the floor for 10 push ups. Then you continue on 9, 8, 7, etc. Be brave and try something totally outside of your comfort zone. That's where the magic happens.
So after my "one heck of an ab crunchin' workout", I rushed home to my kids to take care of the final night time routines and now I'm going to seriously enjoy my shower. I may even allow myself a glass of my favorite wine, Francis Coppola's Claret. It was well earned. Have a blessed night.
- Em
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