Day one: Can’t… breathe….

Today was my first day at boot camp!! There are 7 people in my class. We started off with weight, measurements, and a fitness test. (Eck!) I remember doing fitness tests in P.E. back when I was in school and it was so embarrassing. I couldn’t do anything close to what the other girls could do. I’ve never been an athletic girl so testing my fitness skills was never fun. I started getting flashbacks of being “that kid” in Jr high. I hate that feeling.

Tonight my instructor sat there with a stop watch and timed us on sit-ups, triceps dips, push-ups and of course how long it takes us to run a mile….. I came in last while running the mile. However, did surprising well on sit-ups. This is amazing to me because there was a time, not too long ago, that I could hardly do one. And here is the best part- We were outside doing this the whole time. Doing sit-ups and push-ups in the gym parking lot is not fun but the running was the hardest part for me. I ran the whole time… a very slow run….. but atleast I didn’t stop and walk. For the next 15 minutes after that I kept on coughing and now my throat hurts. Guess I have to work on that.

Hopefully I’ll get used to this. I’m glad that I’m doing this class and grateful for the chance to do this challenge. Hoping for a stronger and healthier me.

“If you think you can or think you can’t then you right“- Henry Ford