A serious case of exercise ennuI

For over a year, I’ve been enthusiastically exercising 5-6 days a week but about a month ago something changed. I got bored. My spinning, boxing and kickboxing routine became, well, routine. Instead of looking forward to my classes, I was trying to work out how to avoid them. I needed to dispel my ennui quickly.

After reading one of Jillian Michael’s daily newsletters, I decided to try a new class at Gold’s Gym. I didn’t want to change when I exercised so I picked a Zumba class to replace one of my regular spinning classes. It was just the change I needed.

I felt intimidated and awkward walking into the packed aerobic studio so quickly hid in the back row. The music was infectious. The choreography was complex. The instructor was incredibly limber. I was the most uncoordinated, least wiggly person in the room but was too focused on learning the dance steps to notice the hour passing by. Everyone left class smiling and thankfully, I can only get better.

So when you find yourself dreading your next workout, how are you going to liven things up?

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