Fitness is important. It's important for your mental sanity, it helps you manage stress, and hey, it helps you keep that pizza that you ate at 3:45 on a Friday morning off your girlish figure. However, getting your but off the couch and to the gym is not always the easiest thing, especially when you’re tired or just feeling particularly lazy. To be honest, sometimes getting to the gym is a process.

1. You wake up with all intentions of working out. As you lie in bed checking your emails, you vow to hit the gym today— and for the rest of the week.
2. You head off to class, ready to come home, drop your stuff, and hit the gym.
3. You get home from said classes absolutely starving— whether it's lunchtime or dinnertime. You try to decide if you should eat something. You decide no because you’re going to the gym and you don’t want to get a cramp.
4. You realize you have a couple of things that you have to tackle before heading to the gym; you sit down and open your computer. You get distracted looking at your newsfeed or checking up on your Pinterest page.
5. You look at the clock and realize a half hour has gone by. How did this happen? Didn’t you just sit down five minutes ago?
6. You look at the clock and plan your estimated time of departure. You have to leave by this time or you know you won't go.
7. You walk upstairs slowly, dragging your feet because you don’t want to go, but you know you have to. You throw on your favorite workout top and think, I got this.
8. You begin your trek to the rec. Depending on where you live, this could take anywhere from five to 20 minutes. You decide to play some pump-up jams on your way there for motivation.
9. You arrive, you swipe in, and you head straight to the workout equipment of your choice. It’s go time.
10. 30 minutes in, and you only have a little bit left in your workout. You keep pushing till the end and step off your elliptical with pride. You’re done for the day.
11. You walk out of the gym feeling amazing. You just kicked some serious butt, and you are more than ready for your workout tomorrow.

There you have it, the process of getting to the gym. Whether you have an amazing “I’m a rock star, look out world” workout or you struggled through the whole thing, you made it to the gym.

You go, girl!