Exercise: Saturday 10/29/11

I'm not going to go all the way in town to hit the gym on the weekends.  Especially on a nasty, snowy day like yesterday.  Thank God my apartment complex has a gym.  I did most of my warm-up stretches that Charlene gave me and then walked on the treadmill for a half hour.  Started with an incline of 3 and worked up to a 10.  I think it'll be a while before I can do a full 15 incline, but it's a start.

TREADMILL:

• Time: 32 minutes
• Distance: 1.30 miles
• Calories Burned: 185

Also, I just ordered a swimsuit, caps, and goggles so I can start swimming soon!  I think if I change up my cardio, I won't get bored.  Lord knows, I can't do the treadmill every other day!!!

And yeah, I took Sunday off.  Even God rested on Sundays.

I have an exercise program!!!

So I met with Charlene yesterday and she set me up with what seems like a pretty cool program, which is designed to correct my asymmetry.  She's got me doing modified push ups, lunges, squats, cable presses and pull downs, etc.  I do this twice a week, and then whatever cardio I can do in between.

I think I'm going to start using the pool at Jeff.  I can't really lap swim, but my friend Kathy, who is a really good swimmer, suggested I use a kickboard.  I also would like to walk outside until it's way too cold to do so.  As I mentioned before, I can't do the elliptical because it just exacerbates the asymmetry, so I'll do the dreaded treadmill when the weather is bad.

I'm also going to try a spin class, and possibly Zumba, but I'm kind of afraid of anything that requires coordination. 

Again, I'm really getting excited about this!!

Of course today, I'm not going to get any exercise... on my way shortly to pick Alex up from his stint in Germany!!!

Fitness Assessment: 10/26/11

Just had my fitness assessment at Jefferson's gym.  Charlene put me through a series of tests and is now setting up a program for me.  Apparently, I have an asymmetry in the way I move.  And she told me one of the worst things I can do for cardio is my beloved elliptical!!!  She said I'm better off doing the stairmaster (which I can barely do right now) or the treadmill with the incline a-a-a-l-l-l the way up.

I'm going back tomorrow to see what program she has set up for me.  I wish I could afford to meet with her on a regular basis, but I think I'm going to at least try to pay to meet with her once a month, to see how I'm progressing.

I'm actually getting excited about this!!!!

Exercise: Tuesday 10/25/11

Stationery Bike - 10 minutes; Treadmill - 20 minutes.

Didn't want to overdo tonight since I have my fitness test and personal training session tomorrow.

Exercise: Monday 10/24/11

ELLIPTICAL:

• Time:  30 minutes
• Distance: 2.43 miles
• Calories burned: 260

STATIONARY BIKE:

• Time:  15 minutes
• Distance: 2.0 miles
• Calories burned: 71

Starting to look forward to going to the gym.  After sitting at a desk all day, it feels good to move!  I just really want to get started with a program - all I do right now is cardio.  Really looking forward to meeting with the trainer tomorrow.