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Being a member of a gym is a funny thing.  To some, myself included, merely being a member means you get fit, you lose weight, all because of that cool little key fob they give you.  I’ve been a member of a gym for several months and irritatingly, the above statement isn’t true. 

Lindsay and me have been “going” to the gym regularly during this time, about once a week, every third week or so.  Our confusion as to how this was not helping us attain our goals (which we didn’t really have) led to much sole searching.

Since last Tuesday, we’ve been 7 times, that’s right, 7 out of the last 8 days we’ve been running, cycling, doing weights.  With each other’s encouragement, there has been no “oh this is too hard.”  It’s been “push harder, run longer.”  The transformation between last Tuesday and today is tangible.  There is no sense of dread anymore, more anticipation of the feel good rush from accomplishing something positive, another little step in the right direction.  What we’ve found is the harder you try on one visit to the gym, the more you can do the next time you go, even the very next day. 

So no matter what level of fitness you have, what weight you are, pushing yourself to exercise beyond the comfort zone, even just a little will, if done regularly, bring huge rewards, not just physically, but psychologically too.  Whether it be walking a little further everyday, or working out in the gym, I promise you, the “gain” is worth the “pain”.  I ran 2.6 miles yesterday with a smile on my face.  Why?  Because a month ago, I couldn’t.