So it's been a few weeks since I've given an update....but only because I've been SO incredibly busy! So many changes have happened in the past few weeks that have left my head spinning, but I'm finally settling in and things are calming down. After my max test week, I did a recovery week and signed up for my next meet! I'll be competing at my coach John Gaglione's next meet on December 6th, 2014. I'm so excited for this and I can't wait to get back on the platform! I have about 14 weeks to go and I've already started my new program! The first few weeks have been a little rough-between moving and finding a new place to lift and starting a new job, I barely had time to fit it in (but I still did!)
Oh yeah-I moved! I finally have my first Boston apartment! Well, technically its in Somerville, but still. It was a really big step for me to move closer to the city. Not only am I living with 3 great girls, but my commute has been cut in half! It's so nice! We moved over Labor Day Weekend and I have been loving it. I love having my own space, I love being so close to the city, and my apartment is just great! I don't have a car anymore, so that was a big adjustment, having to either walk or take public transportation everywhere, but I think I've adjusted well and now I love it. Probably won't feel the same way in the winter buuuuut...we'll cross that bridge when I get there. I get to walk through Harvard Yard every day on my way to the train. Harvard is a beautiful campus plus it looks JUST like Hogwarts. So I can pretend I'm a wizard every day. It's awesome.
Another big change is my new job! I accepted a full-time Fitness Specialist position with FitCorp and today is my first day! FitCorp is another corporate health and wellness company, so I'm actually working in the new State Street Bank building. It's very similar to the job I held with LifeStart, but it's full-time. I was working part-time at LS, so it was really important to me to get the full-time title, especially with moving and having actual bills to pay. LS couldn't offer it to me, so I had to look elsewhere. I'm so glad I found this opportunity and I'm so grateful that the position was offered to me! I'm excited to dive right in and get started! It's located in South Boston, kind of near the Seaport, so my commute didn't really have to change at all. Just have to go one more T stop past South Station :) I can't wait to see what this position has to offer, and I'm up to the challenge of a brand-new facility (it's only been open since June!).
And the last big change-finding a new place to lift. Obviously the most important thing. There is a squat rack at my new job, which I will probably use a few times a week, but last week while I was still at LS, I had to find a place to lift. To my disappointment, all the gyms within walking distance to my apartment only had smith machines and no actual racks. I was getting so frustrated! I did look at a beautiful facility that had Olympic platforms, turf, ropes, and everything that was a block away from my place. The problem? It's a private training facility. Small group training, classes, and personal training only. No open gym. I was heartbroken! It was so nice! So what I ended up doing was joining BSC in Central Square. It's one stop away from Harvard, which is where I get off to go home, so it will be easy to just stop there on my way home. There's also a bus that picks up a block away from me and goes right to Central Square, so that's also really easy. I would have liked it to be a little closer, but I can't be picky. The plus side? FitCorp is owned by BSC, so I have a free membership. Awesome!
So those are my excuses for not updating in awhile. Later on today when I get home I will post about my workouts last week. Another new thing I'll be adding to this blog is a weekly workout for anyone that wants to do a total-body boot-camp style workout. This was specially requested by my LifeStart girls, and I don't want to let them down! I'll try to get this workout up mid-week, hopefully Wednesday or Thursday! So be on the look-out for that! Other than that, my workouts will go up each week as usual, along with any training, diet, or life updates I feel like sharing :)
Stay STRONG and stay FIERCE!
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