2015 Exercise Log/Challenge

[Catrin]

Hit the gym after church today for some "active" cardio recovery. New treadmills with really steep inclines (though I don't do that), but they ALSO have maps and videos from different parts of the world. So I "pretended" that I was on a trail in Hawaii that ran along the coast for 25 minutes - varied the incline but kept my pace the same (fast walking - running isn't an option). Then I hit the ArcTrainer for 15 minutes in the cardio "wave" program - it is like hill intervals but the inclines aren't as steep - my legs were still a little fatigued so didn't want to push it TOO hard. Now I need to avoid entering my kettlebell herd's den - I can hear them back there. They want to "play"

[Crankin]

Sounds like some fancy machines there!
Boot camp this morning. There was a sub, someone who also teaches spin. Her class is nothing like Krysta's, but I am going to be sore. Hopefully, this will reverse the upward trend of my weight. I know only cycling will take care of this. First group ride will be Wednesday. Weather looks good.

[Catrin]

Sounds like some fancy machines there!
Boot camp this morning. There was a sub, someone who also teaches spin. Her class is nothing like Krysta's, but I am going to be sore. Hopefully, this will reverse the upward trend of my weight. I know only cycling will take care of this. First group ride will be Wednesday. Weather looks good.

Mixing up different instructors is good for the body I think.

My gym is unique, probably in the country, or so I've been told by fitness professionals. My knee is SO sensitive that I can't use most cardio machines. Thankfully we have 2 I can use without worrying, and a third that I can use if I stick to less than 10 minutes. I make myself switch machines every 15-20 in order to prevent my turning it into a race, my coach came up with that approach to prevent over use injuries. Soon I will be able to take it outside though :-)

[Crankin]

I rested yesterday and today I went for my first outdoor ride of the season. With the weather looking good, I will get close to my goal, but I am not sure I will be doing 3 hour rides during the weekend!

[Catrin]

Resting continues, I must be feeling better because I went and looked at my kettlebell herd....and walked out again. Being good now = being able to train next week. Or so I hope!

[Crankin]

My back and groin are not doing well... it started after I went skiing last Saturday. I know what I did, but I keep hoping all of my correctives will work. Cycling did not make it worse, thankfully.
Today I got home from the high school a bit later than usual, quickly ate my lunch and then ran off to meet a friend for coffee. When I got back at 3:30, DH was home, not a motivator for me to go upstairs and work out. Got myself up to the torture room (to use Helene's words) and did about 15 minutes of my correctives and then one of my yoga for road cyclists programs. I haven't used this in a long time; it moves more slowly than I like, but the poses are good. So, I got in just under an hour.
Looks like Saturday is out for riding, but I may be able to get in a long walk.

[Crankin]

OK, I did not get to boot camp yesterday... sigh.
It seems I had one of my weird reactions to riding, sort of like when I was having all of this stuff 7-8 years ago. The pain in my groin/hip morphed into almost stomach-like issues, I felt a little dizzy in the AM, and I kind of had a very high level of anxiety. I've had all of this stuff before, but if I didn't know any better, I'd think I was dying, but I am not! Sometimes this happens after I've been sick, and it's only been a week since I finished my antibiotics. I just laid low, went to work, had my hair cut, and relaxed last night. I am much better today, which is good, as definitely going to ride tomorrow. Yesterday, I did do 15 minutes of my PT correctives, which I gave myself credit for. Today, I did a 20 minute hill interval walk on the treadmill, followed by a 15 minute core DVD, and a 15 minute stretch DVD. I didn't want to do too much.
All this stuff is what all of my doctors decided was Fibromyalgia, but I clearly do not have any of the cognitive or exhaustion features. But, whatever it is, I deal with it.