Time flies when you're...working out??

Seriously.  A lot of people ask me how I manage to spend 3 or 4 hours at the gym.  Easy peasy: addiction.  But secondly, I make sure to switch things up and do new and fun things including classes and machines.  For instance, I like to start my Monday/Wednesday routines with a run - usually a 4-6 miler depending on how much time I have.  Then I go to the weight room for 45-60 minutes (or however long I have left before 5:00PM). Trust me, I could easily spend an hour or two in the weight room alone just by switching things up. At 5, I take a group gym class which keeps me motivated and also disciplined. It makes sure I do all the exercises that I might "accidentally" skip in the fitness center on my own.

On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I opt for the stairmaster.  A good 45 minute workout on that sucker will have you burning serious calories.  I'll switch and do some free weights or use the machine, making sure not to repeat what I did the day before.  It's really more of a light lifting or stretch kind of day.  Then again at 5, I take a HIIT (high intensive interval training) which combines a lot of cardio and plyometrics as well as strength.  Followed by a 30 minute core class.  Depending on the day there are other classes to shoot for but this is kind of my routine.

What I love about it is that why I do spend a ridiculously large amount of time at the gym, it's always different, never boring because of all the choices and machines to use.  I can always find some new area to target/work on or some new class to get involved in.  And while the first few minutes are always the hardest, once I get going the time just flies by.