Ever find yourself in the dumps of motivation?

Looking for something successful to build you back up?

Have no fear! The answers are here.

Oh. Sorry. I didn’t mean right here. Not in this blog anyway.

Here refers to within you, among those who share your same values, beside your gym partner, your confidante, your person.

Here is why Anytime Fitness subscribes to our own brand of functional fitness and to a group of like-minded individuals sweating alongside you in group training. Group is where it’s at, literally! You know what you can find in a group training atmosphere?

• Motivation…
• Structure…
• Accountability…
• Fun…
• Support…

Don’t believe me? Try it out for yourself. I guarantee working out in a group will bring you a new spin on life. It’s where I got my start. My very first trainer, a huge build of a man named Ronnie, was a beast in the gym. His unconventional way of attracting clients was fire. (not fire, but FIRE!) He’d stand in the lobby of the fitness chain I belonged to at the time and recruit men and women to come to his class twice a week. I’m not sure if I said yes because I really wanted to reach my goals or because I was scared he would kill me when he realized I never showed up. More of the latter than the former.

Back to Ronnie. Turns out he played for the NFL in the 80’s. Let me paint you a picture. Easily 6’4″, all of 285 lbs, booming voice, and legs resembling a massive oak tree. Scared, yet? I was. Pretty sure he also charmed us into going to his class – what a smile he had! And his charisma was bar none! Hmmpphh.

Ronnie gave me my first introduction to group training. On Monday and Wednesdays, for a solid 90 mins, I sweat with 3 other ladies and occasionally the one man. These ladies (and occasional one man) taught me much about myself. Perseverance, ability, and strength, to name a few. Those women would kill it at these workouts! From dead lifts, to shrugs, to high intensity interval training, or HIIT, to sprints – we did it all. Many of us lost weight, enhanced our assets if you know what I mean, and developed incredible muscle tone, but above all we formed a partnership of motivating each other. We did it with each other because of each other. No one wanted to let anyone else down so even on the worst days we continued to fight.

Group training. That’s what it is about. Fighting with each other, for each other, for yourself. Your trainer is a medium for facilitating these traits within you.

You know those nights you go to bed with a lofty plan for the following day? You’re feeling strong and rested, usually coming off a great weekend, and you set Monday’s goals high because at the moment you just know this week will be your best.

And then Monday happens. 

You wake up feeling tired, but it’s ok because at least the coffee pot works. You get to the gym earlier than expected. In my case, I get to work earlier than expected and I know it’s going to be a GOOD day! I’ve got all this time to work out. It’s just me and my headphones. Then you look down and Monday happens.

Where’s my running shoes? Where’s my sports bra? F***. Monday happened.

This story started out in third person and has quickly become real life. My apologies. Monday, you know?

I’m wearing shoes. They could even be considered running shoes. But they’re not THE running shoes I wear to…run. They’re my work shoes. It’s different!

And no sports bra? Ha. Ha. Hahahahhaha! Right. Monday happened.

So what do you do? Do you pack up and leave? Turn around and walk out? Go to work early? (Not quite an option for me.) No. None of the above. You get on the treadmill to make the most of this Monday. Movement is more productive than sitting. My body moved continuously for 30 mins today. It was not the workout I’d planned nor was it what I had hyped myself up to complete today. But it was something.

And sometimes something is better than letting Monday win.

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What day of the week does your “Monday” most seem to happen?

When this happens, do you think you give up on your plans more often than push through to completion?

If you had a personal assistant, what 2 chores/duties/tasks would you assign to them to help make your Monday easier?

Thanks for joining me!

Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton