working out

Earlier today, I was talking to a friend about birthdays. She's about to hit 25 this November and I just turned 24 in July. There was a little bit of a revelation moment where we realized that we can’t accurately say we're in our early 20s anymore. It’s kind of funny how, when we’re younger, every birthday is such an anticipated event. This goes on until the final rite of passage into adulthood, the 21^st birthday. I remember being so excited to turn 21. This was going to be a double celebration because not only was I going to “be” an adult, I was taking the MCAT the Friday before my birthday weekend meaning I was done studying. 

Right after I finished my exam I picked up my 2 girlfriends(E & J) and we went to the DMV so I could get my license renewed. I love the picture on the license, part of doing it big included my hair. My picture shows my hair covering most of the blue background. The three of us went on a road trip to Atlantic City, NJ and the weekend was everything I wanted it to be. 

we somehow got on a boat, still fuzzy on how

motivation

That summer was really my coming to age summer, I was so happy with everything in life and really looking forward to the future, especially with my senior year starting in two weeks. 

I can’t believe that it’s only been 3 years since then. So many huge life moments have happened, I graduated, got married, got a house and baby and got into medical school. I really should make a series of posts on that whole transition. Overtime, I got so caught up in all the life happenings and I stopped taking care of my body.

I mentioned before that we’re in our cardio block. Learning about the heart has really made me take a good look at my own health. I haven't had a consistent (2+ months) work-out regimen or any regular activity since high school. That's more than six years, which is really pitiful. How can I, as a doctor, tell patients that they need to be active when I’m not doing it myself? I have all types of excuses but none are really cutting it. I saw this picture a while ago on another blog.

This image is really hitting home right now. I want have my autonomy in my 80s and further, God willing, which means I've got to take care of my body now. It’s so much easier to prevent disorders than it is to treat them.

So I’m making this a priority. I found a fitness class I liked, since then I've gone 4 more times. It’s a really good work out and tons of fun. It's kind of like a combo dance, gymnastics and cardio workout.

The only issues with the class are the cost ($10 a session), class availability and distance. If I’m going to make this part of my fitness regimen, I need to be constant. I’m thinking of creating a home fitness environment. but I’ll need to do lots of research first. Super excited!