With finals rapidly approaching I’ve been dealing with my fair share of stress. This means I leave the law school early (that library in the afternoon is enough to make me break into hives) and hide away from the real world in my bedroom as I cram a bunch of contract law into my head that I will probably never use. I’ve started working out more, too, as a way to work off my nervous energy. Earlier in the semester I would do yoga to unwind, but lately I’ve needed something stronger. Sometimes you want stretching and meditation. Other times you just want to pretend to punch something. Right now, I’m liking the punching.
Perhaps not coincidentally, I’ve been watching my fair share of Buffy lately. I always find that when I watch that show I gravitate toward more physical and active workouts. All the fight scenes just make me want to jump up and kick some booty.
I also just want to be a badass like Buffy Summers. I mean, who wouldn’t?
Do you guys find that outside factors influence your workouts or do you have usual routines that you stick with?
I agree that outside factors influence my workout! I know that working out is very important but if a friend wants to randomly do something, I’ll do it instead and then hate that I didn’t workout later.
Oh, I will always pass up a workout for friends time. It’s more fun, definitely. lol
oh i SO wish i could be so bad@$$ like that too!
and i certainly agree outside factors can really get me fired up and want to bust out a run like none other. 
keep up the great work and try to stay sane with all that stress too!
Thank you!! The kick-butting workouts have definitely been helpful
I admire your ability to study…I did my 4 years and I never looked back. I am much better at work than at academia.
Haha, thanks! Sometimes I wish I just went straight to work. I keep telling myself it’ll pay off in the end, though!
As I type this, I’m sitting next to my husband who’s studying for law school exams- good luck!
Oohh, good luck to him too!
Oh oh! When I watch gymnastics or dance movies/tv shows I always want to do stuff like that. It definitely influences my work out choices!
Glad to see it isn’t just me! I’m with you on the dance one. Anytime I watch Dirty Dancing or Step Up, I am a dancing beast!