Guest Post by Cortney: Try New Things

Hi A Journey to Thin readers! My name is Cortney and I blog at Nerd on the Run. I am SOOOOO excited to be guest posting for Alissa today for at least two reasons. 1. This is my first guest post ever and I thank her for giving me the opportunity. 2. Today is my 28^th birthday!!!! From reading Alissa’s blog we are on the Journey to Thin with her, at least I am, but I wanted to share with you a little about EXERCISE.

If you go to my blog, you can see that I enjoy running and have also been on my own ‘Journey to Thin.’ I started back in 2009 with the idea that I wanted to be healthier and not like this anymore.


I started going to the gym more often than never I had been going. I started on the elliptical machine because I had partially torn an ACL in my right knee in high school and was always afraid that running would hurt it. I worked up enough that I felt comfortable on the elliptical and could go pretty fast for about an hour. I got up the nerve to try out the treadmill. At first, I was very afraid that I was going to be whipped off the thing.

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I gradually worked my way on the treadmill by increasing time and speed, very gradually. I got up the gumption to sign up for a March 5K race on campus and was bit by the outdoor running bug. I spent most of that summer running around my college town and all of the trails that are in the area.

My first Half Marathon in Akron, OH 9-26-11

While I enjoyed running outside, I wanted to work on other areas of my body and signed up for some classes that the Rec Center offered. I signed up for BOSU Abs Blast (Tues./ Thurs.) and a Sunday BOSU Core class. I learned that I really enjoyed these classes and found that they helped with my running also.

Most recently, I have tried TRX and Gravity Pilates classes. Starting this week, I will be doing my BOSU Abs Blast (Tues./Thurs.) and a new to me class, Tabata Core on Saturday mornings. I’m super excited to try this class and see what Tabata training is all about.

I think my take away message of this post is to work slowly to improve your fitness to try and avoid injuries and always be willing to try something new. I am by no means an expert in the field. These are just what I have learned from my experiences. TRX is very hard for me and I hate doing it when I’m there but I always feel like $1 million when I’m done.

I’d like to thank Alissa for this opportunity to guest post on her blog and wish all of her readers a healthy and happy Journey to Thin!

What classes have you tried? Did you like all of them or learned what you do and don’t like?