Take a freakin walk

So I woke up today sore, groggy, with a headache…and the last place I wanted to spend my morning was the gym training legs.  But I get my ass out of bed and eat my sweet potato, plotting ways to avoid training. You see, I am NOT a morning person.  I am a 'sleep in til 10am then slowly get my day started' kinda girl.  I also work 5 nights a week, so by the time I get home from work and settle down and relax, its midnight/1am.  I desperately need to change my sleep schedule.  But anyways…the hubby and I are sitting at the breakfast table this morning and I am my usual grumpy self, and he says it might be a good idea to take a day off. My ears perk up and I'm like TOUCHDOWN!!!!  Then he says lets go for a walk.  UGHHHH

Well, actually, NOT ughhhh. What a gorgeous morning in South Orange County.  Seriously, the sky is so blue today its incredible.  We walked for a good hour…few miles…and wow, I forget how wonderful it feels to be outside enjoying the fresh air.  I used to do a ton of outdoor activities, but lately I've been on such a schedule of waking up, going to the gym to train, taking care of appointments or errands, go to work, then come home to unwind.  Its like the movie "Groundhogs Day" with Bill Murray, except its the same routine for me.  

Getting out and about in the fresh air made the world of difference.  I got some sun, stretched my legs, got my endorphins pumping…and that is good enough for me today.  So just because you back out of the gym one day doesn't mean you have to forfeit a day of exercise.  GO OUTSIDE AND TAKE A FREAKIN' WALK. There are so many forms of exercise that doesn't require being inside a 4 walled gym.  Take a walk, go on a hike, go rock climbing, go for a bicycle ride…but I'm sure ya'll already knew that.  Then get up and do it.  The excuses are always going to be there…but you don't have to be one of those people…so get out there and make the best of your day.