00:00Hey guys, I'm Lucy Fink and this week is five days of exercise.
00:04Oh yeah.
00:07So the majority of this video series has been about self-betterment.
00:11Figuring out new ways to improve my health and enhance my happiness
00:14and to create a whole well-rounded Lucy.
00:17And as I get older here, guys, I'm getting older.
00:20I'm trying to develop new habits here that I can take with me into my life
00:24so that even long after this series is over, I'm healthy and I'm good.
00:29We all know that exercise is so incredible for our bodies physically.
00:33But with the endorphins and those brain-soothing chemicals that exercising releases,
00:37it's also so amazing for our mental health.
00:39So why am I doing this?
00:40Well, I exercise normally two to three times a week,
00:44mostly two, sometimes three.
00:46Normally I head down to the gym in my building and I do the same routine over and over again.
00:53Boring.
00:54So this morning I woke up bright and early and I met my friend Lauren and we went on a
00:57run.
00:58We did some other workouts, some cardio, some stretching.
01:01I think it's so amazing that even though we live in the heart of Manhattan,
01:04we can find a scenic running route.
01:06And would you look at that?
01:07It's 9am and I'm showered, dressed, and ready for work.
01:10I'm not even going to be late.
01:12I could do that every day.
01:15Good morning.
01:17My quads are sore.
01:18I just finished my second workout class of the week.
01:21I'm basically an Olympian.
01:24Yesterday's morning workout was great, but this week I'm trying to push myself a little harder.
01:28So I'm not sure if you guys remember Stan.
01:30He was my personal trainer in five days of waking up early.
01:33He really kicked my butt, so I brought him back today because his thing is kickboxing.
01:38Jab, miss, elbow, yeah!
01:40I did a one-on-one private kickboxing lesson with him.
01:43How do my legs feel?
01:45Like jelly.
01:47Rest and recovery is absolutely key.
01:49If you're going to push yourself, you have to give your body the rest to be able to actually perform.
01:53If you're working your legs today, specifically your quadriceps for instance,
01:56give them a break tomorrow.
01:57Give them a break the day after.
01:58You have so many body parts to work.
02:00There's no reason for you to hit the same body parts a couple days in a row.
02:03Nice work. High five. Good job.
02:09My friends and I took a lunch break today and we went to a spin class together.
02:13I'm feeling great.
02:14What I'm learning about myself between Tuesday and Wednesday
02:17is that I really push myself harder when I'm in a class.
02:20I didn't really break a sweat Monday and Tuesday.
02:23Today is different.
02:25No offense, I love running with you. How come not?
02:27I love running with you. I sweat a lot more in the class.
02:29I think the biggest difference is Monday we went for a run.
02:31We pushed each other. I pushed Lucy to run.
02:33And then you have 50 people cheering each other's names.
02:36That's what we needed.
02:37Yeah, we needed some inspo. We got it.
02:44Living in New York City, the options for workout classes here are endless and insane.
02:50I wanted to try something completely weird that I've never done before.
02:53And the class that I wound up picking I was so excited about
02:56because ever since I heard what this class was, I've wanted to try it.
03:00Anti-gravity.
03:07Basically, your vertebral column has discs and normally in the day to day
03:12when we're standing just by gravity, those discs are compressed.
03:17But once we go upside down in our anti-gravity hammock,
03:19those discs are hydrated with synovial fluid.
03:22So if you think of it as like a sponge in a kitchen sink,
03:24when it gets wet it expands and that's exactly what's going to happen
03:27in your vertebral column.
03:28I could have spent the day at my gym in my building doing the same thing I do
03:32every time I work out, but instead I went to a new part of the city,
03:36I met a new person, I saw a new studio, and I cocooned myself in a silk.
03:41And I walked away with the best picture from today.
03:51It's Friday, I woke up this morning and went to the gym for the fifth day in a row.
03:56This is officially the first time in my life that I can ever say that I exercised five days straight.
04:01Before this week, if a friend had told me that she worked out for five days in a row,
04:04I would have said, you're crazy!
04:06Ain't nobody got time for that.
04:08This week I've had some amazingly deep sleeps.
04:11I felt a lot less stress during the day,
04:13which partially could be because I knew I had already gotten my workout in,
04:17but also partially because exercise blows off steam.
04:20Doing it, feeling it, knowing how amazing it is,
04:22is the only thing that can really push you.
04:24So I can sit here all I want and tell you,
04:26do it! You'll feel great!
04:28Go to the gym and exercise!
04:29But until you actually push yourself to do it,
04:32you won't know how amazing this feels and you won't be inspired to keep it up.
04:35So try it and then let me know how you feel.
04:37Comment below letting me know what you think I should try next week.
04:40I'm here for you.
