do your research beforehand

...especially when it comes to something like adding 10lb ankle weights to your normal workout. i could barely walk up the stairs at the gym, let alone the poor guy i almost fell onto solely bc i was looking at my phone/not paying attention to where i was going. longer posts to come soon, but for now, i'll leave you with these words of wisdom: start small. aka if you're going to try on extra weight for greater resistance, try 2.5 or 5 lb weights, not 10 lb ones...it doesn't seem like that much but trust me, it is. XOXO!