Lazy bones

I'm a lazy person by nature. There, I said it, hah! This isn't a trait I like about myself, but it is so true. I like to blame it on the fact I'm an introvert, it's easier to shy away from things when you don't want to be noticed. If only I could in invisible. Sadly though I had the misfortune of being born a six foot tall redhead, getting noticed is not a problem for me. I barely notice people looking at me on a normal daily basis, it's something I just tune out and don't really notice till I am around family, because oddly enough they have more of a problem with it then me. Blurg, I'm rambling, back to my point...usually I can tune out stares, but it's always the times when you feel most uncomfortable in your skin that you really can't tune others out.

For me thats when working out. I want to workout, I really really do, but I get so subconscious about it. I want to start jogging, but then I start thinking about how popular the streets I'll be running on are, if I look crazy when I run, if I run too slow, if I break too often, etc etc etc. It all turns into these weird little head games for me and I find it easier to revert back to my lazy nature and just think about running from the comfort of my bed. Breaking this lazy cycle is the hardest part.

I am proud of myself though, over the past two years I've made a fairly sizeable step towards fit. I have become a hiker! Yeah, I know, it doesn't have a great ring to it, but I'm proud of myself and that's what counts. My parents love, love, love to hike and after a while it just started to rub off. My parents didn't start hiking till I was in high school and it seems like over night they went from trail walks to 9 + hour advanced hikes. I tried to get into it to when I was 17, went out on some pretty simple trails and whined my entire way through them. To say the least I was a brat, but I was 17 so go figure.

I have since learned the error of my bratty ways. Almost every weekend now I am out there with the mama slaving my way up a hill. My dad was unfortunately diagnosed with Parkinson's last year and I miss being able to hike with him as well, but it definitely makes me appreciate the time I have out there even more. Recently I along with my sister and my roommate joined my mom with her hiking group as they ventured up to the Panoramic ridge viewpoint overlooking Lake Garibaldi, just outside of Whistler. It was a 30k hike, the longest hike I've ever done to date, it certainly kicked my ass, but the end result was worth it. Getting to the top of that mountain and being surrounded by snowy mountains as you looked down on a bright blue lake was so worth it. We even got to toboggan down the mountain side on our asses afterwards, my butt has never been so cold, but I've never had so much fun either.

                                     

                                                 

From experiences like this I'm slowly trying to come out of my shell a bit more, just focus on myself and just enjoy working out for what it is. I think getting my body in better shape and with summer coming to a close, our hiking days will rapidly start to dwindle. I'm not a winter person, I live for sunshine, blue skies and never having to wear actual shoes. Anyone got any tips for transferring my workouts from outdoors to indoors without getting too subconscious?