September Runfessions… or Pelo-fessions?
Well, hello! Before we get into the runfessions- we had a hurricane! When I say “we,” I mean the state of Florida. Our area very, very luckily did not get hit with the storm. We’re on the southeast coast of Florida, so we got some wind and rain, but it was the west coast that was pummeled. The devastation from Ian over there is shocking. My heart goes out to all the people who had their homes and property damaged, and who are now without power (potentially for weeks.) They have a long road ahead of them! Thanks to Marcia for opening up her runfessional as she does on the last Friday of every month. Let’s get started… I have a big one this month- I quit Peloton! This may come as a surprise because I’ve been so enthusiastic about my Peloton classes, and even wrote a post recently about my favorite ones. Yes, I had a handful of classes that I really liked and took over and over again, but I got kind of tired of them. I know- there are hundreds of classes on Peloton that I never even tried, but I think a lot of what they have to offer is wasted on me. I don’t do any of the cycling or running classes. I know I could take a Peloton running class when I run outside, but I like to listen to podcasts. And if I’m going to listen to music, I like my own playlists. For a while I was doing a lot of yoga, but I haven’t been doing that lately because of a sore wrist. So all I was doing was strength, and well… I’ll Pelo-fess that I was getting a little lazy- I would do a ten or fifteen minute arms and shoulders class and say “There! I’ve done upper body!” That wasn’t Peloton’s fault… it was my fault. It felt good to say that I did upper body, lower body and core, but the truth was, most of the time I wasn’t working out as hard as I could have been. This week I’m trying out Caroline Girvan’s Iron Series on Youtube and I’m liking it. The classes are SUPER HARD (I’ll be talking more about them in the Weekly Rundown on Sunday.) And, of course I have to give a shoutout to our intrepid host, Marcia. She has a great series of classes on Youtube, including a Cardio Barre workout that I really like. There’s a lot of free content out there, but this wasn’t really a cost issue. I had the $12.99 Peloton membership, and you really do get a lot for that. I just felt like it was time to take a break and see what else is out there. Do you like to stick with one thing, or switch your workouts up a lot? – The only thing I seem to be able to stick to is running!