Time Flies When You’re Having Fun
Image via WikipediaAnd breaking it down into bite sized pieces helps too!
Can you believe today was my 14th session with my Personal Trainer????
And yes, it’s still one of the BEST decisions I’ve ever made. 
It’s one of the highlights of my week.
Generally our sessions start with a 10 minute warm up on the treadmill, cross trainer or exercise bike.
So I was a bit apprehensive today when she mentioned 20 minutes on the treadmill - doing 90 second intervals of jogging, uphill walking and then a gentler “recovery” walk. I wasn’t sure I’d make it the full 20 minutes. But I did. Sure broke out in a sweat though.
It was amazing how breaking it up into small bite sized pieces made a difference. Each 90 second interval went really fast in comparison to focusing on the full 20 minutes.
And in progress news.
Farmboy told me to punch him the other day. He’ll do that sometimes when I’m really stressed. Just in the arm. As a way of getting rid of tension.
And. It. HURT!!!!
Him, not me.
I was so excited. Well, as excited as one can get when they hurt the person they love more than life itself. But it didn’t hurt him that bad.
Just enough that I KNOW I’m making progress! 
According to his description I now punch like a guy rather than like a girl. W00t!!! Obviously the boxing (and other arm strength work) is starting to pay off.
My nasty trainer?
Okay, she was NEVER really nasty. Not sure she knows how.
But she didn’t tell me to “suck it up” this week. 
Must have just been a “week 13″ thing???? *shrugs*
It’s not always WHAT you know.
But who you know and what THEY know.
I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned before that my personal trainer is also a netball star.
But she’s not a “star” in the “I’m good and you’re just crap” type of mentality (well, she might think that but at least she doesn’t say it ).
Anyway, she knows quite a LOT about netball. I wonder how many hours she’s spent playing netball or training for netball in her life?
And I do wonder if I would have given up on trying to learn netball in the past couple of weeks if it weren’t for her and her encouragement through some low moments (although Farmboy and my coach might have had something to say about it if I up and quit - they know it’s important to me even though I’m finding it very frustrating at the moment).
So today we snuck in a bit of extra netball help into our session. I really NEED all the help I can get. And I feel very blessed that I have people around me who are willing to give it.
Saturday night I was having a moan to Farmboy about how hopeless I am and how I don’t have anything going for me to help me along in this process. I’ve NEVER been good at sport. I’m unco-ordinated. I’m short. My list of “reasons why I shouldn’t even be TRYING to learn netball” went on.
So, what DO I have going for me? People who’ve been willing to give me a go. People who’ve been cheering from the sidelines. And people who’re willing to show me how to do things without making me feel like an idiot.
Yes, I am blessed indeed.
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You aregetting stronger, fitter, faster - Lordy we’ll have to start calling you the Bionic Woman
I gave in to the hot buttered Vegemite toast torment that you planted in my head, lol
Give yourself a little credit - you may have a great cheeer squad, but YOU are the one who walks in to the gym, gets on the court - blessed indeed.
You passed the bestest, strongest, most accuretest looong lob on Saturday. I was so impressed. Did you hear me from the sideline?
You are improving and developing. I’m sorry if I don’t remember to tell you that, I get all caught up trying to juggle the team that sometimes I don’t remember to encourage. And this past Saturday I was so busy being angry with Princess Stephanie that I forgot everyone else. She sooooo frustrates me.
Jayne - *snigger*. I will NEVER be a Bionic Woman, of that I’m sure. Buttered toast with vegemite….mmmmm…..it’s cold and I’m HUNGRY!!!! >:-(
Jeanie - aawwww. Thank you. I feel like I’m certainly walking the thin line of “do I have enough guts to keep doing this”.
Sharon - yeah, I thought Steph was getting a bit frustrated on Saturday. No, I didn’t hear your comment about my pass - you’ll have to shout louder. LOL. I think it depends where I am on the court at the time. I guess you were right about my confidence being a big part of all of this - it seems to be only hanging in there by a thread at the moment. Then of course there is my impatience. I want to be able to all of it NOW.
Kudos to you for sticking with it!
Like Jeanie says your the one who makes the effort to get to the gym and do the hard yards on the court. Your glass should most definitely be half full not half empty!
Myself, I have just had to renew my gym membership after buying a 3 month pass!
Like you said, time flies when you having fun!