Today was such a lovely day and even though I'm not feeling best it would be a shame to sit it through, that's how sunny and beautiful it was. I've skipped going to the gym today as I think I have a mild flu and I've sweated far too much yesterday for it to be normal. Is this TMI? It probably is but I think I should address this as I've overheard some girls referring to sweating in the gym as something disgusting. I won't sugarcoat it because being sweaty cannot possibly be attractive. However, feeling guilty about it is even sillier. I sweat a lot – especially when I'm doing cardio (stepper and/or running squeeze the last ounce of life out of me) but I've accepted it as a fact of life. Bring a little towel with you if you're bothered by it or don't like the feeling of sweat on your skin but I tend not to think about it too much and focus on whatever that I'm doing. Also, I like to go freshly showered to the gym and all my workout clothes smell lovely, my deodorant is pumped to the max and I even wear a light fragrance. That way the possibility of odour during working out is neutralized. Can we touch the subject of this later on? Some scents are and some aren't appropriate for physical activity, but we'll leave this for discussion next time. There's nothing better than finishing a demanding exercise to come back home, have a refreshing shower and slip into clean, comfy clothes (or PJs). I don't know how you feel about public showers or locker rooms but I tend to spend as little time as possible there. I'm not a prude but I don't find them to be the most pleasant places for me to be. OK, maybe I am a prude and maybe I do have an OCC because I scrub the hell out of my shower before every single shower so I can feel comfortable using it. There's no way I'd go in a public shower without previously scrubbing it and that, my friends, would be a hilarious yet worrisome scene, wouldn't Can you even imagine me whipping out a can of bathroom cleanser out of my gym bag? I'd rather wait until I come home and do my little cleansing ritual in the privacy of my own bathroom, with my fave shower oil (L'Occitane Almond, of course) and using my fat, fluffy towels (which I've warmed up). Is this weird? Am I weird? Possibly. I digressed too much there – I just wanted to share top ten tunes which get my blood pumping like crazy and get me sweating like mad. I enjoy them so much that I get disconnected from the world for those 40 minutes. Hopefully they'll do the same for you during your next visit to the gym. Happy training!
Danasnji dan je bio prekrasan i iako se nisam osjecala bas najbolje, zaista bi bila steta da sam ga provela kuci. Pozeljela sam da mi oci upiju sunce i plavetnilo a cist zrak je prijao plucima. Danas sam preskocila odlazak u teretanu posto mislim da imam blagu prehladu a jucer sam se preznojila do te mjere da sam pocela misliti kako to nije normalno (vjerovatno sam imala malu temperaturu). Da li je ovo previse informacija? Vjerovatno jeste i zato se nadam da mi necete zamjeriti no osjecam potrebu da se dotaknem teme znojenja posto sam nedavno nacula razgovor u kojem dvije djevojke govore kako je odvratno. Necu uljepsavati stvari – oznojeno tijelo sigurno nije atraktivno ali opet, opterecivati se time, osjecati krivicu ili misliti sta ce neko drugi reci mi je jos besmislenije. Licno se mnogo znojim kada god upraznjavam neku fizicku aktivnost, pogotovo kardio (steper i traka za trcanje istisnu posljednji atom snage iz mene) no to sam prihvatila kao sastavni dio vjezbanja. Ponesite mali peskiric ako ce vam to pomoci. Vecinu vremena pokusavam ne razmisljati o tome vec se fokusiram na vjezbu koju izvodim. Takodjer, volim se istusirati prije odlaska u teretanu, oprema je uvijek cista i mirisljava, dezodorans je u pripravnosti a cesto se blago namirisem prigodnom toaletnom vodom. Na taj nacin mislim (nadam se) da sam smanjila mogucnost pojave neprijatnih mirisa tokom fizicke aktivnosti. Mirisi u teretani – ovo je tema koje se zelim jednom dotaci jer mislim da su neki prikladni a neki ne. Ovo bi se moglo odnositi uopsteno na fizicku aktivnost i zatvorene prostore koje dijelimo sa vise ljudi. Nesto vise o ovome iduci put. Razmisljala sam i o svlacionicama i javnim kupatilima. Ne smatram se ustogljenom no jednostavno se ne volim tu mnogo zadrzavati. OK, mozda jesam ustogljena i vjerovatno patim od (blagog?) oblika opsesivno-kompulzivnog poremecaja jer prije svakog koristenja jednostavno moram detaljno ocistiti tus kabinu. Tek tada mogu da je na miru koristim. Zato ne mogu ni zamisliti da koristim javni tus a da nisam 100% sigurna da je cist. Mozete li zamisliti prizor kako mirnog izraza lica izvadim Arf iz torbe za trening te opusteno krecem sa ciscenjem fuga i odvoda? Mislim da bi me neko vjerovatno prijavio kao slucaj za psiholosko promatranje. Jednostavno zelim reci da cu radije izdrzati dok se ne vratim kuci pa sprovedem svoj mali ritual ciscenja u privatnosti doma, uz svoje omiljeno ulje za tusiranje (L'Occitane Badem, naravno) i uz svoje tople, mekane peskire koje prethodno ugrijem na plinskoj peci. Da li je ovo cudno? Da li sam ja cudna? Mislim da je odgovor ‘da’ i mislim da sam se isuvise raspisala o svemu osim o temi zbog koje smo tu. Napravila sam malu kompilaciju muzike koja mi podize adrenalin i potpomaze to zloglasno znojenje o kojem smo ranije diskutovale. Kada uz sebe imam pravu muziku veoma se lako diskonektujem od ostatka svijeta i mozak mi se odmara od svih briga tih 40tak minuta koliko se pozabavim treningom. Nadam se da ce nesto iz ove kompilacije uspjeti da se slozi i sa vasim ukusom. Sretno vjezbanje!
