Staying on the fitness straight and narrow...

Its been a busy week. Not because of anything exciting but just those mundane tasks that seem to take over your life and leave you tired by the end of the day. There was braiding Rehana's hair, or picking Franklin up, making soup for a friend who just had a baby, a school information evening (Rehana's progressing to high school next year) and though this is not a craft based blog, I was taught a new knitting technique the other day and that has taken my mind away from the computer a little.

Never mind, I figure as long as I touch base every week to ensure I'm staying on the fitness straight and narrow then I'm happy and I did manage to fit in a few good training sessions. I'm still training with Franklin twice a week down at the gym and trying to fit in some walks on the other days.

This week I stuck to my plan to work out with friends and convinced a few of the girls from my mothers group to come down to train with me. It made things a lot easier as we all put the babies down and they kept themselves entertained pretty much for the whole hour...hallelujah! Both of the girls have some boxing experience and they were great to train with, hopefully if we can keep up the training Franklin might let us do some sparring in the future. We had a laugh and got through the hour and thankfully, Franklin managed to refrain from shouting too much for us to 'Shut up'

 

Ruth, Jess and Rosie.

HA! I feel like the odds are a little more in my favor against Frankenstein now!

 

Brian, the owner of the gym was on hand to keep the babies entertained.

 

Training with friends again was truly wonderful. Its been something I've really missed since moving from London back to Oz. I cant tell you how many times poor Franklin has had to pat me on the back and say 'Dhere dhere Jessica' as I moaned and lamented the loss of my training buddies (who refused to move to Australia with us!) LOL

But there is a definite camaraderie that is found in a boxing gym (and to be honest, probably most martial arts classes) and a sense of friendship and trust that comes from working hard and trying your best. Not everyone has the desire to do boxing training, everyone has their own preference for exercise, but for me, I'm a social fitness fanatic and getting out there with others helps my determination and enthusiasm for life in general. What motivates you to train hard?

Anyway that's all for me for today there's a ball of yarn and some needles with my name on them!

Jess