Fitness

Fitness has always been part of my life since I was young.  My mom first signed me up for a gym membership with her at her gym when I was probably around 15 years old.  I have been going to the gym on a weekly basis ever since simply because I love it.  Only until about a year ago had I noticed a significant difference in my body.  The change was due to heavier lifting.  I had increased my weight only slightly and noticed a big difference in my upper body.  I have never been shy of lifting heavier weights and am not scared of muscles (which some girls are).

I have been living in Victoria now for just over two years and during the time I have been here, I have been fortunate enough to experience different gyms and different forms of exercise.  BDHQ (Body Dynamics Headquarters) and Orange Theory are the two that stick out in my mind which I thoroughly enjoyed.  Both are very similar however very different in many ways.  Both have a trainer leading a class of individuals of all fitness levels.  I found that BDHQ had a better variety of exercises and pushed me harder than Orange Theory.  BDHQ also has live DJ's in some of their group classes which I found to be extremely motivating as music has always played a big role in my fitness.  (I have included the link below for the BDHQ website)

Next on my list of things to try is kick boxing,  There is a gym right below my apartment next door that has classes every night so will likely try these out in the fall.  For now, I am enjoying this awesome weather and taking my workouts outside when I can.

As of right now I usually workout about 5-6 days a week.  Not because I feel like I have to but because I actually do really enjoy going to the gym and how I feel afterwards.  I sleep like a baby each night and usually  have lots of energy.  There are weeks when I only make it to the gym once or twice which I am totally fine with,  During the next few months given my summer plans, I know working out will be pushed to the back burner which I am ok with :)

I try and incorporate cardio into each workout especially to warm up.  On light cardio days I will do as littlso ene as a light 10 minute jog.  On heavier cardio days I like to do HIIT, usually on the treadmill running on and off sprints or on the stair master.  I aljoy spin, I used to go to a spin class once a week but that ended once I moved to Victoria so now I usually only do spin on my own (intervals).

http://www.bdhq.ca/