Boot Camp

On Tuesday morning I woke up at 4:55am. Then I hit snooze. Then I woke up again at 5:05am. I got out of bed, got dressed, and drove to East Memphis to work out in a parking lot with fifteen other lovely ladies.

It's called Boot Camp, and I signed up for four weeks of it, Monday through Friday.

Turns out getting up isn't the hard part. It's the going to sleep part that I'm having trouble with. Normally I stay up until midnight or later on "school nights." My body just isn't ready to hit the sack at 9:30pm. Or 10:30pm. I spent most of my nights this week lying in bed freaking out about not being asleep or getting enough sleep. On Tuesday I had a couple of beers after roller derby and that actually helped me to sleep, but then it made the getting up part a little harder.

So what am I doing at Boot Camp? Every day has been different. We're doing a mix of cardio, resistance, and weight training. It has been challenging, but not intimidating or impossible. There's a handful of women younger than me, and a handful who are older. Most of them are moms. (It's nice not having any dudes around.) I've been sore most of the week, but a good sore. It feels good to be using all of my muscles.

Today we had to run a timed mile, do a push up test, and get our body fat percentages recorded. It will be interesting to see how these numbers change over the next three weeks.

I hope I can make getting up early and exercising a habit. Everyday except today, I came home from Boot Camp, took off my sweaty clothes, put on my pajamas, and got back in bed for an hour to an hour and a half! So much for getting the worm. Next week I plan to return to my glorious four day work week, so I will be rushing home, showering, and heading right back out the door. (I'll say, "Bye Warren! Don't forget to wake up the kids, feed them, and take them to school!" on my way out.)

We have "bring a friend day" next Wednesday if any of you are interested in coming with!