A few weeks ago I purchased a new fitness DVD, Gaiam’s 5 Day Fit Weightloss Yoga, and yesterday I finally put it in my dvd player and did it! I honestly forgot I purchased it! I love everything Gaiam, my yoga mat is a pretty purple with a lotus flower design from the same company. My water bottle is from Gaiam. I’m a sucker for anything Gaiam just like I am for anything Starbucks!

After doing Jillian Micheals’ Yoga Meltdown (which I actually really enjoy!) I really didn’t expect the new dvd to be challenging – famous last words.

The Gaiam dvd actually has 5 workouts on it, one for each day, which is why I bought it – I get super super bored of workouts, unfortunately, so this actually works perfectly for people who likely have ADD like myself. Regardless, I couldn’t finish the first workout. Serious. It’s just standard yoga, but it’s a lot of paying attention to the moves and really pushing yourself. I think I did 10 minutes.

Honest. And those ten minutes? They made me sore. I am totally feeling the pain today, especially in my legs where I’m not very flexible and probably stretched my muscles out too far and now they are achy!

My favourite part about working out is the ache.

I’m not kidding about that either. If I’m working out, I want to feel that something is happening, I like the feeling of a new muscle in my thigh that I didn’t even know existed. Not pain though, please remember if you’re feeling pain, that’s not right. But a satisfying ache? Perfect.

Do I sound sick? Maybe a little.

xoxo

Fab Brunette

ps.  What’s your favourite workout to do? Yoga, running, zumba?

pps. Do you like dvds at home, fitness classes, or gym workouts best?