Ahhhh Saturdays. my favorite day to work out. Contrary to my co-blogger Brandon MacDonnell (check out his work out blog too), I love Saturdays!!! Nothing motivates me more on Saturdays then to burn off terrible decisions from the night before. Sometimes its a morning run of shame home from a random dwelling I woke up at, sometimes its a Saturday tennis date with Simon Ho, Steve McKeon and Nick Lalonde or maybe a hunt for where I locked my bicycle up and a lovely bike ride home through downtown. I LOVE getting active on Saturdays. So this Saturday, I wake up with the delicious taste of scotch on my breath, strap on some shoes and head straight to the gym (10:00am). I plow through a quick 20 mins on the treadmill in my condo and then take a nice cold dip in the pool. I'm refreshed and excited for a huge day!!
Living in Vancouver and following my pledge not to work on Saturdays anymore I can think of no better way to enjoy this rare 26 degree Vancouver September day then heading to the beach!! Now let me explain something about this beach. "Wreck Beach" is known to everyone in Vancouver as an amazing Skim-boarding spot, great location for Frisbee, perfect location to celebrate a birthday and have some beveys on the beach but mostly for the lack of clothing worn by its residents. Some bear breasts, some bear booties and some bear all. Most people usually tell me to take off my sweater and then I explain that's just my chest hair. regardless what a 60's feeling free spirit hangout. To get to Wreck Beach you need to walk down 500 stairs to reach the hidden Oasis located on the UBC campus. Today is also move in day for 5000 new UBC students so the beach was RAMMED. I must have played Frisbee for 3 hours and chased down countless discs, diving and sprinting for each one. Calorie burn... check-mark.
After a sun-kissed day on the beach, 500 steps await me on the way out.
But wait! There's more. Leaving the beach, feeling great i decided to visit a local Kitsilano skate store. Inspired by my wellness quest and new found daily vigor I buy a new skateboard and shoes to kick my cardio into high gear. I plan to try and fit in a little skateboarding everyday I am in this board sport utopia. Yup, that just happened.
Final, this day 3 is called CHEST for a reason. Before showering and readying myself for a Saturday night out on Granville, I hit the gym for a second time today and bang out 5 quick chest exercises. Chest is my favorite thing to work out because I love the feeling of a sore chest the next day. Makes wiping your butt a challenge.
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