Working out and sitting out

12-18-17

#myDecemberGoal

Working out and sitting out

The past couple of times that I’ve been home for break, I’ve joined my Dad at his weekly workout sessions at our local gym. There are usually about 20 people who attend these instructor-led burnouts, but today there was an even bigger crowd.

When it comes to working out with people, I think the psychology of it is fascinating. Here’s my take. Whenever I exercise with a group and we are doing the same activities, I always feel motivated to do my best. I found this true when I played on sports teams as well. However, if I’m at the gym by myself trying to get a workout in while other people are doing a different type of workout, I feel no motivation at all to give extra effort. There is something about doing the same exercises as others that makes me want to go all out. Our group today definitely motivated me to want to excel.

Now, I’m not going to lie. I consider myself fairly in shape but during the workout I got light headed from the intensity. Either the workout was harder than I thought or I tried too hard. I think both are true. I had to go get water and take a seat which made me miss the abs part. I returned for the end, but felt bad that I didn’t do the whole routine. Here’s the good news though. Next time I’ll do better. Why? Because while I might pride myself on always trying to be my best, I find more satisfaction in continuously improving.

-Brody