Feel the Burn

I started working out with the Underground Lab (UGL) during the last week of July. I discovered the UGL from a girl who told me how she goes there to work out and it kicks her butt but she loves it. She was even dedicated enough to go workout about 5:30 in the morning 3 times a week....let me just clarify that I am not , nor will I ever be, a morning person so luckily they had other time options.

My camp, lovingly know as Boot Camp started during one of the most sweltering weeks of the summer. It was outside on the black rubbery track and I'm pretty sure that I could wring the sweat out of my t-shirt when we were done for the night. I was determined to not let the heat kick my butt because I wanted wedding arms. What are wedding arms you might ask? Well let me tell you. They are those sexy wedding arms that all the brides have in the magazines. I knew I hired a great wedding photographer but lets face it, I wasn't going to pay her thousands of extra dollars to make sure I didn't have jiggly arms in the photos. So, I did what every other crazy bride-to-be does...exercised my butt off...figuratively and literally.

The UGL is always a challenging workout but you leave knowing that you accomplished something and that makes you want to come back for more. After almost 3 months I finally got to walk down the aisle and show of my guns. My photos turned out great and I was very proud of myself. (photos to come because I can't copy them from the photogs website)

Fast forward a couple weeks...We have the wedding, go on the honeymoon, write thank you notes, I move in...blah blah blah and I skipped Boot Camp. After 2 months without it and telling myself repeatedly that I needed to go back I finally did! During the 1st week of January. Nothing like a little New Years spirit to get you off the couch and back to the Lab. I'm happy to say I have been to 5 classes since restarting and it's still just as great as it always was. Plus, I have a new goal....Get in shape and build up the muscles so that when we decide to have kids hopefully childbirth will be a little easier:/ Childbirth, now that's a scary thought!

Thought I would write this post to help remind me if I ever feel the need to skip a class again. While the class may be difficult and I may not always (never) be the best, I am there. I am working on making myself a better person not only physically but emotionally. Those endorphins are amazing!! Take the leap and join the Lab if you live close to Lawrence, you won't be disappointed!

I will leave you with a little video of some of the stuff we do during a class at the lab.