Physical commitment
So, my birthday gift from Justin finally arrived and is set up. He got me a heavy bag, though I looked up reviews on the first one he chose and they were pretty terrible, so I exchanged it for something better. It's a freestanding model with a water filled base, I would have preferred a hanging bag but my house is a hundred years old and I don't want to put the joists through that. It showed up this week, so today I cleaned up a tiny corner of the basement and got it set up. I don't have as much room to move around it, so I'm going to have to shuffle around some of the camping gear. It's also annoyingly close to the litter boxes, and Momcat likes to kick litter everywhere, but I can see that as a "good" thing and I'll be forced to sweep more often.
Last spring I took a lesson with a friend to learn some basic technique, of which I can remember the tiniest amount. clevermanka, I'm looking up articles on Breaking Muscle, and I also need to find some technique videos. Once I know what I want to do, beyond beat out some work stress and get in some more cardio, I may look to take some more lessons. I did 15 minutes today, just working on what I remember and trying to keep myself moving, which was enough to get my heart rate up.
My primary reason for wanting the bag is stress relief, I carry a lot of tension and I tend to want to express anger physically, so I thought I might as well make it productive and get in some exercise. Which is good, because I'm feeling extra unfit and am not happy with my current weight. I threw caution and sense to the wind as far as food prep, and I'm looking to get back on track with that at home. So if I can get in a couple of days with the bag, and I start planning more dance practice for our next performance in March, I think I'll be making some positive changes.
The only tough part is I hate exercising and would rather be in bed reading. Seriously, how do people do it? Work + commute is about 9 hours a day, I have to cook and hang out with the cats a bit, I should exercise, I have book and comics and fics I want to read, movies and shows I want to watch, then there's chores and/or errands, creative projects I want to play with, and sometimes I'd just like to sit still and think, or not think. Oh, and there's a boyfriend to pay attention to, too. A sufficient amount of sleep is becoming less optional. Obviously work is the issue here, I need to figure out a way to get around it.
Last spring I took a lesson with a friend to learn some basic technique, of which I can remember the tiniest amount. clevermanka, I'm looking up articles on Breaking Muscle, and I also need to find some technique videos. Once I know what I want to do, beyond beat out some work stress and get in some more cardio, I may look to take some more lessons. I did 15 minutes today, just working on what I remember and trying to keep myself moving, which was enough to get my heart rate up.
My primary reason for wanting the bag is stress relief, I carry a lot of tension and I tend to want to express anger physically, so I thought I might as well make it productive and get in some exercise. Which is good, because I'm feeling extra unfit and am not happy with my current weight. I threw caution and sense to the wind as far as food prep, and I'm looking to get back on track with that at home. So if I can get in a couple of days with the bag, and I start planning more dance practice for our next performance in March, I think I'll be making some positive changes.
The only tough part is I hate exercising and would rather be in bed reading. Seriously, how do people do it? Work + commute is about 9 hours a day, I have to cook and hang out with the cats a bit, I should exercise, I have book and comics and fics I want to read, movies and shows I want to watch, then there's chores and/or errands, creative projects I want to play with, and sometimes I'd just like to sit still and think, or not think. Oh, and there's a boyfriend to pay attention to, too. A sufficient amount of sleep is becoming less optional. Obviously work is the issue here, I need to figure out a way to get around it.