Musings from the Gym

I was reading on another blog about a gym rat's observations while working out. I thought I would do the same. Note: these are just observations, I'm not mocking anyone or anything. I have a blast at the gym and just thought I would blog about it.

1. I get the biggest kick out of people who can't stop looking at themselves in the mirror while they work out. One bicep curl, turn and look. Other arm, turn and look. It's mostly guys that do this and I can't help but smile when I see this happen. One of these days, one of them is going to catch me looking at them and I'm going to say, "I agree. You're gorgeous."

2. Attention ladies: if you leave the gym as lovely as you arrived, you didn't work out hard enough. I'm talking about the women who clearly have not showered and redone their makeup or anything like that. If you are as cute as a button post workout, you aren't getting your money's worth out of the gym.

3. Ok, onto something that, for the life of me, I can't understand: people that read/text/etc. while on the treadmill/elliptical/bikes. I will give some people credit that they do that when they are disabled, injured, or needing some very low impact exercise. But those cases are usually pretty obvious and very rare. Seriously, if you are reading while on these machines, you are wasting your time. Please move on and leave the machine to someone who's going to use it correctly. You are in the gym. WORK for heaven's sake. Go sit on your couch at home and read your book.

4. I have ranted about this on Facebook, and I will do it here. People who don't re-rack their weights correctly drive me absolutely bananas. It's not that I wish they were in numerical order, it's just I usually have to hunt for 2 dumbbells that are the same weight. I have been incorporating re-racking them as a part of my workout. This is the result:

I have to ask: is it really THAT difficult to put your weights back where you found them? Come on now!!!

Those are just a few things that cross my mind while at the gym. Please don't get me wrong. I love our local Rush and everything about it. I just readily admit I don't understand people, at that includes people at the gym. Share your musing from your gym! 

Resolutions Redefined

I have never been very good at keeping resolutions. The one I am the most proud of is the one I had in 2008. I resolved to read at least 1 book per month, and I did. I was reading another blog and was inspired to get to work. The author of Peace, Love, and Low Carb had a blog post entitled, 35 Before 35, and got my pen to writing. I am not making a 35 before 35 for myself because I have less than a year before my birthday and I didn't like the idea of making these New Year's resolutions. Instead, I am making a list of things I want to accomplish and/or things I wanted to make sure I did on a regular basis.

Enough chatter, let's get crackin'!

1. Donate blood as often as permitted.
   -January 19
    March 16
  - May 11
   -July 6 (20th)
        *A bit of a delay on this one due to low hemoglobin
   -September 14
  - November 30 (Done!)
  
2. Compete in a chess tournament. (6-8-12)

3. Get to my ideal clothing size (I'm almost there now!)

4. Sing the national anthem at a public event.

5. Get all of my too large clothes out of my closet and donate them.

6. Blog at LEAST once a week.

7. Learn to cook Indian food.

8. Participate in a walk/run.

9. Host more meals at my house.

10. Eat a vegetarian diet by year's end.

It's still November so I may add more as I come up with them. I will cross these goals off as I accomplish them.