Working it out: Bring on the sweat
I have a bit of a love, hate relationship with exercise. Often times I want to exercise, but as I start to put on my sneakers or head to the treadmill, I can’t follow through. I get distracted by social media or school work. A trainer like Rachel was able to give me that gentle, extra nudge I needed.
I was pretty nervous the first day. Rachel took it easy on me though, starting simple and slow so I could slowly start to build muscle. We worked out a little bit of upper and lower body ie arms, legs and core.
I’m sure this is a common experience, but If I’m at the gym or going on a jog, and I’m struggling, I always try to hide it. I feel embarrassed when I struggle. But while training at InsideOut, I felt safe. It’s a space for me to struggle, and get the support of trainers like Rachel when I struggle.
The next training session had a few exercises I recognized, and a few I didn’t. Once you get to know the basic exercises, it’s easier to learn a different variety of exercises!
Squatting was tough for me that day! There was an exercise in which I did a split-squat with one of my legs up on the bench and 2 10-pound weights in my hands. When I was squatting, I couldn’t get my leg all the way down to the ground, but Rachel didn’t mind. She just told me to do my best and take water breaks whenever I needed. Gratitude for Rachel!
After exercising, I often feel sore the next day. This is normal, but I always wondered if it was a good thing or a bad thing. When I asked Rachel, she said muscles need to break down before they build back up, but when they do build back up, they build back up stronger!! This meant that feeling a little sore, meant I was making good progress.
My favourite part was working with the TRX, or suspension training system. These are in the form of straps anchored into the ceiling and I was told to grab them and use them to do pull-ups while my feet were at an angle on the ground.
Rachel also asked me if there was any specific kind of music I wanted to listen to, which made me happy because music is a very important part of a workout for me! Without good music, it’s not a good workout. I’m sure most of us will agree! Thankfully, Rachel also likes 80’s pop music, so we blasted some classics and worked it out, from the inside out.
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