First Solo Workout Completed

Well, I'm back. I managed to complete my first solo workout, and I wont pretend that I enjoyed it, it was really hard today. Most important was there was no one to talk with, no one to help with the weights, and no one to look after the equipment while I took off to do lunges somewhere else in the gym. I did miss the trainer today, but not as much as I would have missed the money I would have eventually had to pay her I'm afraid. That is the reality, and I will have to adapt to the difficulties that the new situation presents. I may ask if the gym arranges training partners as that would make a real difference for me.

Anyway, I got through the workout. It is amazing how different it is when you are in charge of the exercises that you are going to do. It is just that much more difficult working out when you have to think about it as well! I think that I went about as hard as I used to, but I don't think it was quite as good overall as the workouts used to be. I think it is a confidence thing, and an experience thing. It has been a while now since I was last in charge of my workouts and it will take a while before I am in the swing of it.

I did lunges, flys and situps on the Swiss Ball, press ups on the Bosu, and then squats on the Bosu. That was the first part of the routine and took me about 40 minutes to do 3 sets. I then went and did some dumbell work on my back, followed by some chest press on the machine to finish off. I worked quite quickly and had a good sweat on by the end of the workout. I reckon that the intensity was there because I almost threw up at the end, although I think that was mostly because I forgot to take my water bottle with me to the gym and my mouth was really dry!

Anyway, that is the first day containing two workouts in the new timetable done. I feel a bit tired, and it was hard, but I think that it should be manageable. Some news came in today, my partner and I may be getting away this weekend to the beach. One of her cousins is in town and they are renting a beach house just south of Woolongong and have invited a few family members down for the weekend and we may be able to tag along. I really hope so, it'd be nice to get away and get amongst the surf down south. I'll let you know how the plans go, but obviously that will have a bit of an impact on the timetable! I'll have to put it in storage for the weekend! Wont matter, there will be plenty of exercise over the weekend at the beach - swimming and walking are foremost in my mind...