[Late Post] Killer Workout

5/6/13 (Monday morning) was a killer workout! But I had so much fun! I burned 575 calories in the 1.5 hours I was at the gym working out. I started out with 15 minutes on the Total Body Elliptical Trainer. I went on to stretch and do some basic core workouts. Then I met up with Jessica (my AWESOME personal trainer) and got my butt kicked! We did free-weight routine today which was a mix of upper & lower body exercises. A variety of squats & lunges with curls & extensions at the same time! Talking about boosting my heart rate! And I looked like a doofus and was laughing the entire time to keep for saying other choice words. lol. It was strenuous to say the least. Then my semi-sadistic personal trainer (not really - inside joke) decided to introduce me to the StairMaster (more like reintroduce - It's been almost 2 years since I've seen one). I had a 15 minute workout set on random (crazy of me to agree with Jessica). But, I really enjoyed it. Plus, I had all of these little old men come up to me and congratulate me for working hard. Kind of annoying because I'm one who keeps to myself during cardio but it was nice.

Later that night, I was dancing around the house to my Fast & Furious Pandora station (mix of latin artists, hip-hop & dubstep). I wish I had my HRM for that one. ;) Acting a fool and having a blast. Haven't felt that energetic in a long time. But a few hours later (after I settled down), I literally crawled into bed. I was so sore & stiff. I knew without a doubt it was going to take a long time to wake up the next morning (it did... all 15 minutes of slowly moving toward the edge of the bed. LOL). But, again, I enjoyed it. I'm alive and I can endure it. I'm pushing my body to it's limits at the gym and feeling the rewards when I get home. I feel better, more energetic & less depressed. I can focus (even though I still have headaches) and get work done. I just wish I could wake up early. That's still my biggest problem. The fatigue is still there in the mornings. I can get up to meet my personal trainer but no other time. I've got to figure that one out.