Weddingbee Blog

Aside from being motivated to work out for the 100 Day Challenge, there is another big motivator in my life. His name is Sky.

celebrating our engagement with Sky

He is the ultimate motivator, because he doesn’t give up. He won’t let me relax until we have finished our walk each night. If I go home and *try* to check my e-mail, or am spending too much time on Weddingbee, he nudges my right elbow, so I can’t use the mouse. The same happens if I try to read—he’ll nudge my arm, so it isn’t enjoyable. If I try to sit down and relax and watch TV, he stands in front of it. So then, if I want to put him outside to leave me alone, what does he do? He howls. He’s a husky, and since we are new to the neighborhood- and want our neighbors to like us, we try to avoid this. Therefore each night I’m forced to walk with Sky.

I hated it at first. Now it’s my favorite part of night. We started with short walks, but now we do about an hour a night. He’s even got me running! Although, he likes to stop often, so it’s mostly interval running, which is super good for weight loss. I guess it’s true that the buddy system is the best way to work out, whether your buddy is human or not.

Do you have a work out buddy? Is s/he as ruthless as Sky about getting your work outs in?