Ally Loprete

Me? Work out? You must be joking. Do I look like someone who likes to sweat? It was as though I had an allergic reaction to fitness- for most of my life. Joining a gym seemed like the dumbest idea and the biggest waste of money. EVER. Unless there were Broadway show tunes playing and I had my tap shoes on, I didn't like being active. AT ALL. Running or even walking on a treadmill was pure torture for me. I'd heard people talk about the endorphin rush they got when working out, but I was sure it was a myth. Then one day I became one of them... a fitness junkie. It started with the desire to have an uninterrupted shower - ("you mean, I can put the kids in the gym daycare and just...shower?") and then I made a deal with myself that I could only shower if I had walked for 10 minutes on the treadmill. It wasn't long before I was enjoying my 1 hour workout SO MUCH, that I was actually sad to have to end my time at the gym. Yep. All true. Not a myth. I drank the Kool Aide. This week. I am going to share with you my