Attitude Issues Solved by Phone Call

Well, it is a wet, windy, and miserable day here. I was really tired this morning, and a bit sore from the workout yesterday evening...so I can only conclude that it was a good one! My legs are sore from the lunges and I was sitting at the pc looking out the window and I couldn't imagine a less inviting scene to get my active and going to the gym. Just then the phone range and my father was calling for a chat and a bit of a general catch up. We had a chat for just over 1/2 an hour and it was really good to hear from him and chew the fat. Anyway, his call put me in a good mood and I decided to overcome the adverse elements and venture out into the tempest for my cardio session. I was glad for the phone call.

I was a bit later than usual, but was determined to do a proper workout and get through my regulation 1000 calorie goal. I toyed with the idea of getting on the rowing machine and some other machines that wouldn't hurt my foot, but in the end I went for 3 sessions on the treadmill. I was glad that I took this option as once I got going I really enjoyed the running. It was good, I felt good running and moving at pace. I even upped the speed during the first two sessions at various stages to get to goals I set for myself during the run. It worked well. My totals for today were 69:47 minutes, 9.11km, and 1131.6 calories.

The reason that the time is out is that for my last session on the treadmill I set a calorie goal of 250 and worked to that. Once you reach the goal, the machine gives you a five minute warm down period. So, in 14:47 I burned 250 calories, which wasn't too bad. I think I was running ahead of what I normally do on that session. It was good to have a goal like that, although kind of demoralising at the start when it seems that you have so far to go! They soon add up and after a while you relish watching them click over so quickly, getting closer and closer to your goal. Next time I think I will make it 300.

After that I went to the stretching area and did some leg raises on the floor holding the base of the stretch bar. These were quite good, and my back felt pretty good afterwards. I think that I really need to build some strength in my abs as they lag behind the rest of me now. I also did some sit ups on the floor - all of the Swiss Balls were being used which gutted me. To finish off I did some hamstring and back stretches. When I finished I ran into the trainer, she was happy to see me at the gym and was very encouraging. She told me to go hard because when I go back to her she will "kill me"! A good incentive to keep going with my own weight regime because when I do go back to her (I will when I can afford it) I don't want to suffer that much.

And that is about all the news that is fit to print. No evening workout today. I have the rest of the day at home to recover and tomorrow will be another two workout day. That will be a real test as I am tired in the legs already. Hopefully that will have gone, but probably what I will do on Friday is a workout that is different from what she used to have me do - I will keep all of the exercises that I felt worked best, but may not be able to do them the same way that she used to help me do - that was very difficult on my own as other people would come and grab the equipment while I was using something else. Never mind, I am sure that I will get on top of it.