Trip to the gym and an Ice Cream Facial!

My first gym

The first gym I joined was amazing to me. The gym had all the equipment I loved...and a rock climbing wall too! We both had a great time and there were some VERY interesting characters there...more about that another time :) I was only 16 at the time so my older brother, David, would drive me there. As our schedules changed a bit I had to find other means of transportation. I tried to convince my mom to let me drive there with only a learner's permit but it was a no go. I decided to use my wonderful bike.

Cycle baby! Don't steal my bike...again

I was a bit paranoid taking my bike to the gym. You see every bike I have ever owned has been stolen eventually. The worst was when I went into a fruit and veggie store for 5 minutes and when I came out my bike was gone. I mean WTF? - and that doesn't stand for 'where's the fruit'! Well, I had a bike chain and consistently rode to the gym and back. It was around 5 miles total and I enjoyed it a lot.

Great workout and here's an ice cream...in yo face!

It was a gorgeous Summer day and I had gone to the gym...with my bike. It was a hot day I'll say that but I was focused. I had goals and the gym was in my plans. I had thrown away all the excuses. Too hot to bike ride to the gym? puleeeeeaaasseee!!! I was in NY not Nevada! I was almost home when a bunch of rowdy teens, driving, turned a corner and headed my way. I remember hearing laughing and I remember seeing one of them throw it from about 20 feet away. It was an ice cream in a cone, vanilla! It landed right in my face as I was cycling! I have no idea why they threw it but even at 16 I learned from that - by the way I did NOT eat any of that ice cream.

Consistency and no one can stop you except ONE person...

Eventually my brother and I started going to the gym together again so I didn't have to ride my bike there. That Summer I learned a lot but two things stand out. If you want to make health and fitness improvements it is key to be consistent. You will NOT get desired results if you are wishy-washy about your health or basically anything goals you want to achieve in life. There is however, one person that can stop you from achieving greatness...that is YOU. You are the only one who can TAKE ACTION and fulfill your dreams. All the motivation in the world means absolutely NADA if you don't get up and get going towards achievement.

Do you have any CRAZY gym stories?...why not share them here :)

To health and happiness,

Daniel Stone