Awesome moment
Let me start by saying for the last 28 years (I am 48), I have intermittently gone to the gym. Sometimes for months in a row, sometimes only for a few weeks. I was often in awe of those people who had the stamina to work relentlessly on the ellipticals or treadmills and who lifted regularly and gained good definition. I could work out well, but never quite figured out the eating part to triumph over my weight issues before surgery.
I am the manager for support staff for a Probation Department in CA. Our office is in the same building with our Sheriff. As a result, I have access to a small gym in our building used mostly by the officers. I've been going in there on my lunch hour and am really enjoying getting in 30 or 45 minutes worth of a workout, usually with no one in there.
Today I go in and there is an officer working out on one of the two ellipticals. We say hello and both get lost in our iPod music. I'm about ten minutes into my routine when it strikes me, I'm going at a great pace at a moderate resistance level and I'm keeping up with the pace this buff officer is keeping on the machine next to me! Totally made my day and my workout.
So for anyone out there struggling to get your exercise in, keep at it! Over time you can and will build your stamina and strength. I hope you all have a great weekend.
