Fit to Print Volume 23 Issue 2: June 2014 | Page 12

M e m b e r Pe r s p e c t i v e by Andrea Kay Just Not Feelin’ It? CookinG with Cor Silence Your Inner Lazy-Bone I 'll be the very first person to admit that sometimes I'm just not feeling 'it.' I just don't want to put on my sneakers and head to the gym. Pajamas are comfortable and fuzzy, and let's face it, the weather usually stinks. It's just easier to stay home, right? So, yeah, this happens to me from time to time, and when it does, there are a few things I've found that help get me up and out the door. They may seem simple to you, but simple always seems to work best for this slow study. This one goes out to all my fellow inner lazy bones. You know who you are. Our struggle will forever and always be to quiet the lazy person lying right under the surface. So here we go: Andrea Kay 1. Switch up that darn music on your playlist. This always has to be your first step. Whatever is on there now isn't working for you. 'Shuffling' stopped being useful weeks ago, admit it, and I'm not talking about reloading the same stuff you were listening to 4 months ago, I’m talking about new (to you) music. Wanting an awesome new playlist and having one are two very different things, so how do you go about finding all these great new tunes? Pandora and Shazam. Make Pandora stations of songs you already like (or think you like). Pandora knows more about what you like musically than you do. It's a fact, and if you surrender to this, you will be better for it, musically speaking of course. If you don't have Shazam on your phone, get it. It 'listens' to whatever song is playing and identifies the name and artist. This is great if you're in a store and a song comes on that you immediately love, yet never heard before. It can even identify a song playing in the background of a tv show. It's my single favorite app on my phone, and I use it almost every day. (I really like music). Then once you get the information, make a Pandora station with it… You see where this is going. Both apps are free. You're welcome. 2. I like to hedge my bets, so right about the same time I'm switching up my playlist, I start making plans with friends. Lots and lots of plans revolve around 12 working out. I'll be lazy till the sun goes down, but I'll be darned if I'm standing up a friend. So I'll make gym date plans at least three days a week. Even if our times don't perfectly match up, we'll schedule a sauna session or some time in the cafe for whatever time is overlapping. I'll let them take me to a new class. There are so many new ones on the schedule but there's a good chance I won't go by myself. And who doesn't love a good heavy leg day? Ok, that's a stretch, but you get the idea. Make plans with friends, heck make plans with me, but chances are I'll suggest a heavy leg day so be prepared. 3. If one and two didn't work for you, I always say, when in doubt, help someone else out. You know there's someone in your life thinking about starting their own fitness journey. They've thrown out hints and you've sort of conveniently ignored them. Judgment free zone. Now is the time to make this person your priority. Bring them to the gym on a week pass. Get them started and show them all the things you first fell in love with when you started on your own journey. Reliving it and seeing it through their eyes will reignite your excitement. It always does. Take them to their very first spin class, or try a class together that's new to both of you! Although t