I'm wearing a hat these days that I never thought I'd wear.
But the Resolutioner cap is squarely on my head.
You don't know what a Resolutioner is? It's the people who join the gym in early January. The ones who come in and fight for a bench in Body Pump even though they don't know the routine, who squeeze themselves into that last spot in spinning class even though they don't even have spin shoes, who take the good spots in the parking lot even though they weren't even going there last week.
The last few years, I cursed the Resolutioners. I cried that they shouldn't be allowed to take "my" spin bike. I had worked hard to move up to the hardest class and I felt entitled to my spot, thankyouverymuch. I rolled my eyes when my class instructors had to slow down to reteach the form in Body Pump.
And now, after two months of a nonstop cold, exacerbated by sleep deprivation, sick boys, a hurt knee, and a decreased motivation in general, I've been away from the gym. B won a phenomenal all-expense-paid vacation this week (which deserves its own post), and knowing that I have two months to get bikini-ready, that further kicked my arse into realizing it was time to re-enter the gym. Last week, I marched back into classes, for the first time in years as a newbie of sorts.
Walking into the gym as a Resolutioner makes me look at everything differently. I realize that we Resolutioners have the same rights as every other gym patron. That an encouraging smile is much more kind than an eye roll. That that rockstar spin spot is no one's and everyone's. That walking a few more steps from my faraway parking spot just gets me that much closer to my goal.
I'm a Resolutioner. And I'm proud of it, yo.
6 comments:
I'm with you on this, even though I'm a little "fluffy" so to speak, I EARNED my spot at the front of the yoga class because even fat girls can be good at yoga, gosh darnit! I would get aggravated stuck in a pose while the instructor would gently have to explain to newer practitioners how to move into a pose. It's probably my biggest CON on signing back up for classes at tax time. Oh, and what's a bikini body? ;) Anxiously awaiting the trip post!!!
Me dos! 27 is the year I get skinny-ish.
No worries, they'll be gone mid-March. :)
Whenever I join a new gym, I wait until at least April or May so that I'm not one of Them.
But, whatever. People want to get healthy. I say good for them. We could all do a little better.
I happen to believe if you pay a monthly membership fee you are ALWAYS entitled! =D Maybe they were just in another time slot or had no interest in that particular class until now! Needless to say, I am one of them! ha. Congrats to you & B! An all expense paid vacation would put my tush in the gym too!
Woot!
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