Amy Musgrove: Tuesday Turbo Kick Day

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Tuesday Turbo Kick Day

This weeks Turbo class was so much fun! Last week I was lacking a little bit of energy, so this week I decided to step it up! I figure the crazier, happier, more energetic that I am, the more fun the class is for me and my students. This week's class FLEW by because we were having so much fun. I'm actually considering having a Halloween class and dressing up a little bit. The only problem is that I don't actually teach on Halloween, but I will have a class the day before. I'm still toying with that idea. Everyone else might think I'm crazy, but crazy is fun, right?

I'm going to be putting Sebastian down for a nap in about 45 minutes, and then I'm going to get on the treadmill. I have to work off the cookies that I ate for my morning snack. Yuck! I REALLY need to pick up my running since my training schedule starts on October 1st. Yikes! I figure that even if I have to stay up later at night to run, so be it. Either that or get up extra early...I don't like that idea.

1 comment:

Frances said...: What a good idea. It would make class so fun and let people get more comfortable! How fun.; September 21, 2007 at 12:17 PM

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About Me

When I want something, I'll do whatever it takes to get there. Whether it's taking a huge road trip to get where I want to go, or hanging out by the tour bus to meet a famous person...I'll do what it takes!

I'm a natural born leader, and a great listener. I don't like drama or being around negative influences. It's all about positivity for me!

I dropped out of college. Maybe that's the free spirit in me, who knows?

I always joke that's why I became a Group Fitness Instructor...no college education required! That's only partly true, actually. Don't get me wrong...I had to bust my butt to get where I am today. I'm so proud of how hard I've had to work to do what I do, but mostly, I became a Group Fitness Instructor because I discovered that I was passionate about it.

Fitness hasn't always come easy to me though. I'm kind of lazy by nature. (Let's just call a spade a spade, shall we?!)

I got married when I was barely 20, and moved all over the world with my husband's military career. I spent my time baking because that's what I thought I was supposed to do.

I gained weight, lost self-esteem, all while trying to squeeze into my jeans. It was not pretty.

I spent the first 5 years of my marriage like this. Then I got pregnant.

I gained about 50 pounds during my pregnancy, exceeding the "recommended" weight gain for healthy pregnancy by about 20-30 pounds.

During my pregnancy, I vowed (in between pan-fulls of brownies) that I would get in the best shape of my life after I had my baby.

That was the motivation I needed to do something positive for myself.

I started running and taking aerobics classes. I was feeling great, gaining self-esteem back that I'd lost somewhere along the way, and I was losing my baby weight. I accomplished more in the first year after I had my baby than I ever thought possible of myself. I ran my first half-marathon (13.1 miles) and became a Group Fitness Instructor! Two things I never thought I'd do, let alone within the same year!

The rest is history, like they say.

If you saw me on the streets, you might not know that I'm super sarcastic, or that I love correct spelling and punctuation (and when things aren't spelled correctly, it's like nails on a chalkboard for me), or that I've got tattoos.

Three words I'd use to describe myself: fun, outgoing, caring.

I feel so grateful for many things in my life. First and foremost, my awesome husband and amazing son. I'm so happy that I've been able to discover what it is that I'm passionate about in life. Some people take their entire lives trying to figure that out.

Here's to good health!