Early Spring Motorcycle Ride in Wisconsin & Gym Motivation Update

Winter always feels like forever! Growing up in a tropical country where we pretty much have two seasons - dry and rainy - having four seasons is quite amazing. Most locals who are used to it probably do not give it much thought. While it's no longer really new to me, I still find experiencing these changes quite magical each time. Well, until winter is taking too long to go away.

Technically, ​it's spring. This marks my first ride in Spring here in Wisconsin!

On the first sign of warmth, I took the chance to take the bike to work. I never really thought I would be that person but here I am - riding around with snow still on certain places on the ground. It's not really too bad, and I have to say that I'm pretty impressed with my Cortech Hyper-Flo Air 2.0 motorcycle jacket. See - everyone's talking about Alpinestars and Dainese, but I'm really satisfied with mine. It has a removable lining and it's works pretty well for almost all season. When it gets too cold, I just put a puffer jacket on top of that and I'm all set.

Of course, nature has her own plans and decided it was time to be cold again. My plans to keep riding was short-lived and I'm in the cage. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love driving my truck.

Building Good Habits at the Gym - We need better health!

Going to the gym has always been a chore. Surprisingly, I'm starting to like going on a regular basis. I wish I started sooner, and I really wish I prevented myself from gaining this much weight as it's extremely difficult to lose at this age. This elder Millennial is definitely feeling the "elderness" of my body.

I rarely regret my decisions since I'm proud to be the person that I am today, my knees would say otherwise as they're not very happy and comfortable. My belly is saying the same, loss of abs and addition of chin levels - overall, not very amused with myself.

Okay, don't get me wrong, I am not body-shaming myself. See, I don't really think I look bad at all; however, it is frustrating to have difficulty going up and down the stairs and my left knee is not a happy camper, nor is my left elbow. Somehow, I have injured my elbow in the past and it was probably exacerbated when I had my motorcycle accident five years ago so there's movements I really can't do.

Lastly, I don't like how I can't just buy the clothes I want because it either looks weird on me, or well, they don't have my size. I think L and XL are most popular and always gone - but don't get me started with Alpinestars where I may just be a 3XL... and it's out of stock. Drives me nuts!

I think I can do better and go to the gym more often, but trying to be there at least twice a week is a good step to the right direction. I just need to find time and make it a point to do it more often and be more productive!