New experiences at the gym

I had a very interesting experience today at the gym. I normally use the "ladies-only room" because it's smaller, so there are always less people. When I got there today, at my normal time, all of the machines were in use. The only exception was the one machine that I don't know how to use...

I was not deterred by this, but went upstairs to one of the regular fitness rooms. There was a row of treadmills, two rows of bikes, and one row of unfamiliar machines. I'm not a huge fan of treadmills, so I headed toward the unfamiliar machines. They slightly resembled elliptical machines, so that was what I was expecting.

To be honest, it felt like a mix between a stair climber and an elliptical machine, but not in a good way. It was the most awkward machine I have ever been on. I felt like a pony, prancing around. It was like doing knee highs, but with a machine to help. I couldn't keep a steady pace, and my knee kept buckling and I almost fell a few times. It was...strange. I almost got right off, but felt like I would look dumb, so I did it for about 5 minutes before getting off. I decided that the treadmill isn't too bad, really. And now, my thighs are sore, and I feel like the "cross ramp" (as that machine is called) works different muscles, and I might actually like to try it again. I looked it up, and apparently it is supposed to be like an elliptical machine, but you can adjust the angle at which you "run." So I don't have to do knee highs. I think I'll try it again tomorrow, and see how it goes.

That was probably the most exciting part of my day. I went to my psych lecture, and it was interesting. We talked about social support, and how it can be helpful in encouraging positive health behaviours. I just spelled behaviour without the "u" but it looked wrong. I hope I'm not turning British!

After class, I kept getting distracted by people. So...I didn't get much work done. But I'm going to read another one of my soc articles before bed, and then plan on finishing them tomorrow, even if I have to disconnect my internet! I should be able to actually write the paper either tomorrow night or Wednesday morning. Then I can send it to my trustworthy editor, Lissa, to make sure it's a good paper and all that. I'll be excited to get it done, even though that means I'll have to work on my presentation, which is due the week after my paper. My work is never-ending! It's funny to think about it, though. If I was in Ripon, I'd have this paper done in a matter of days, without a problem. But in Ripon, I have so much other stuff to do--I don't have time to procrastinate. Here, I can basically do whatever I want. I'm still working on the whole will-power and self-control stuff. I'd like to be able to get stuff done when I want, not just according to someone else's due dates.

Ok...I'm off to do work before sleeping!