Friends and Fitness

These past two weeks have been crazy with even crazier busier weekends. Just as I was thinking I'd sleep in over the weekend I got a call from one of my gym buddies. She has recently got herself a Zumba license. Now where does a newly minted instructor look for students to practice on? Of course right at her exercise buddies. That was how I found myself all excited and awake at the ungodly hour of 6 am on a weekend morning.

What??? 6 am IS ungodly for a weekend.

A little later, there I was with a bunch of friends and the brand new instructor. She was quite a pro and no I'm not saying that because she's a friend. The best part - her mom came along to cheer her and shook a leg with the rest of us. And, just as moms are wont to do, she brought along a breakfast treat for all of us - tea, cookies and the freshest, softest, most delicious chutney sandwiches ever. 

Now this is a session I like!



Friends and fitness do make for great companions. Not for nothing are group fitness sessions so much fun. There are days when my freelancing work piles up or when the housework can no longer be ignored or I have a meeting at the kids' school or simply when the laziness monster comes visiting - those are the times when exercise seems like a chore but the lure of a few good laughs with friends pulls me to the gym.

If you find exercising a bore too, look out for a group or enlist a buddy. They are seriously useful when you need that well-aimed kick in your backside to get going.

Linking to Mel's # Microblog Mondays.

Also, linking to ABC Wednesday where I'm squeezing in the F for 'Friends and Fitness' even as G breathes down my neck.

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