Finding Fun in Fitness

So, last week, I wrote about the importance of consistency in a healthy lifestyle. This week, I want to talk about another key element to keeping fit for me...

FUN!

Ha ha... You thought I was gonna get all serious on you, didn't ya? So, how do you keep it fun? Well, I was just talking to my friend this week about how any journey we undertake in life, be it a brave quest to a new place ;) or forging a path of healthy living, should be fun. There are bumps and issues and hardships along the way, but I firmly believe how you do anything is how you do everything in life. I want to do it right.

Fitness for me can be a challenge at times. I'm tired. I'm comfortable. I'm having a good hair day (and don't want to get sweaty). I have too much work. I want to finish this chapter. There are a million excuses to find if I look for reasons not to workout. But ultimately, they are all just that: excuses. And, its all because I've allowed myself to buy into the idea that fitness is like some sort of chore. It really doesn't have to be. You would think in the past four years, I would have finally come to terms with the fact that I always enjoy my workouts. Day in, day out, I dread doing it and then when I get there, I revel in this fabulous "me time."

One of the things that make fitness fun for me is a really great playlist. This is CRUCIAL to my workout. So much so that if I forget my ipod, I can't workout. I've worked out without socks, without my water bottle, alot of things. But without my tunes, no way!!!

Here's a list of some of my favorite grooves...

Something More, Sugarland

Sweetest Girl, Wyclef Jean

Beautiful Liar, Beyonce and Shakira

Rhiannon, Fleetwood Mac

Lose Control, Missy Elliot

Do It Well, J-Lo

Just Fine, Mary J Blige

Yeah, Usher

Ain't No Other Man, Christina Aguiliera

Badd, Ying Yang Twins

Black Velvet, Bonnie Raitt

Wasted, Carrie Underwood

Womanizer, Britney Spears

Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now, Joss Stone

Rehab, Rhianna

Quickly, John Legend and Brandy

Dead and Gone, T.I. and Justin Timberlake

Before He Cheats, Carrie Underwood

Love Me Like a Man, Bonnie Raitt

One Night Stand, Jazmine Sullivan

Hate on Me, Jill Scott

This Ain't a Scene, Fall Out Boy

Silver Spring, Fleetwood Mac

Animals, Nickelback

I actually went through my Ipod to list those. I tend to skip alot of songs, but these are songs I always stop at. As you can tell, I'm pretty eclectic. lol.

This morning's Green Monstress... I wish you could see the color better. I love it. I added blackberries into the normal mix: banana, PB, plain Soy and spinach.

What do you love to groove to while you're getting your workout on? How do you keep it fun?

===Be sure to check out last night's Hubby in the Kitchen. xoxo

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