Logan Wolfram

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Horse Yoga….and Red Letter Words giveaway winner!

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I’m on a quest to be in good shape again (hence I joined the gym and have been killing myself spinning lately,) but I’d be flat out lying if I didn’t tell you that in my gut I feel annoyed by people who are amazingly fit.  It’s just because I’m jealous…it’s completely messed up, but whatever…you know that feeling I’m talking about.  Like I want to throw a stick in the spoke of the spinner in front of me with a perfect butt and back muscles that look like freaking Michaelangelo carved them.  I’m a jealous worker-outer….it’s true.

I was leafing through an Athleta magazine today and when I saw this I immediately about fell out of my chair…no kidding.  It’s ridiculous.

Are you freaking kidding me…. Horse yoga!  Like…yoga while clearly riding down the dang Grand Canyon.  Listen ya’ll, I don’t know if this is just for the sake of a killer picture, or if people actually do insane yoga moves while riding a horse to push themselves more, but either way….she’s on a horse holding her legs out in a way that I can’t do even sitting flat on the ground.

Apparently “supreme comfort with a twist enhances your flow seamlessly.”  I’m totally buying those pants!

Un-believable!

Congratulations also to entry #69 from the Red Letter Words Giveaway!

Karen is our winner!

Email me your contact information to Logan dot Wolfram at gmail dot com, and I’ll pass it along to Dee from Red Letter Words to let her know you won!  You have 48 hours from the timestamp of this post to contact me or I’ll have to choose another winner!

Thanks to everyone for entering!

Back in the Saddle…

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And no…I don’t mean the kind you put on a horse.

THIS is the saddle that I was on today….

 
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Yep, I joined the gym.  And today was my first real day working out in YEARS!

“Why?” do you ask, did I do a spin class when I haven’t had a regular exercise routine since bearing my first child over 5 years ago?!  And the answer is…I’m stupid….and clearly overly ambitious…and had no idea what I was getting my out of shape self into!  No idea..

Absolutely NO IDEA!!!

I’ve never done spinning before.  I’ve heard it’s great for you, and I’ve seen it on TV or in a movie, but I had never tried it til today.  I was curious.  It was HARD!

But I did it.  I did the whole excruciating hour…dripping pools of sweat onto the floor below with my legs screaming horrible things at me for letting them “take a break” from the gym for 5 years.  My pride was not gonna let my fat ass hop off that saddle and truck out of the room past the amazing arms, and legs, and abs of the rest of the class.  No sirree.  So I stared at the skinny ripped up girl tearing it up on the bike in front of me and kept telling myself it’d be possible for me to one day look like her with enough spinning classes too.  Probably not….but it helped me through.

I’m endeavoring to get my tookis in shape this fall.  I’ve been out of an exercise routine for ages, and while I’m not sedentary (since I regularly walk and ride bikes with my kids,)  I haven’t pushed myself in forever…and I’m starting to feel it.  And I don’t like that feeling.  So I joined the gym this week…climbed back in the saddle.

Time to shed those saddlebags and feel good again!  Nothing like taking the bull by the horns.

Here’s to hoping that I can walk tomorrow though!