Switching It Up

This weekend, I had the opportunity to go on my annual Father/Daughter weekend aka "Daddy/Daughter" weekend.  Basically, my dad, sisters and I head somewhere for the weekend and do a bunch of fun stuff, eat a bunch of junk, and just relax - something we don't do nearly enough.  Not to mention that Bailey's in college, I work full time, and Riley has school so our schedules don't always coincide.

This weekend we hit up Massanutten.  And boy did we do it good.  I woke up early to hit the gym (even on vacation I'm always trying to stick to a routine) where I managed 6.5 miles on the elliptical and an hour of weights/core. Some people think my workout routine is obsessive.  And I have to admit, to a point, it is.  I work out 6 days a week because that's important to me.  I'm the only one who can change my body, my lifestyle, so I'm the one that has to put in the work.  I mean, it's okay to watch tv five days a week but not workout?  Really?

Anyways we took the opportunity to go skiing.  And boy was it fun.  After about 3.5/4 hours we called it a day but not before I worked just about every leg muscle in my body.  It felt good to do something different and exciting.  And it reminded me the gym needs to be the same way.  Get out of that rut and try new things at the gym if you're a member.  Take a new class or try a new weight exercise.  After so long, your body gets used to routine and the changes stop.  So on to new and exciting things in addition the old ones too.

Boy am I glad today wasn't leg day.