I don’t know if you read yesterday’s post or not, but in the
muscle challenge class, I was doing shoulder presses with ten pound weights and
bicep curls with fifteen. That’s pretty
hefty for me. So, as the day wore on, my
arms were aching more and more.
Before I got on the bike, I wanted to get in a 4 mile
walking video. I knew that my legs were
going to be tired from the bike, and I wanted to make sure that I got in both
hours of exercise today. To be honest,
it felt great to do the DVD. I hadn’t
done it in almost a week, and it felt new again. I loved that my legs felt energetic and I was
really enjoying the movement. Then, I
got on the bike.
I was really excited that the bike came with a heart rate
monitor and a program to keep your heart rate at a set number. I thought I was being gentle by setting it
for 125, not fully comprehending that that was 70%. Yes, I should have known better. It was probably
not realistic to expect the bike to keep me at 70% for an hour, even though my
DVDs probably keep it higher. So, at one
point, it had me at level 12 for about ten minutes. By the time I got to 45 minutes, I called
uncle and did the last 15 minutes in manual mode. Still, when I got off the bike, my legs barely
worked. I have a feeling I am going to
be feeling this tomorrow.
Between my arms aching from yesterday and
my legs aching from today, I have a feeling I will be taking a bath in
magnesium spray before bed tonight. Is it really sad that I’m starting to like
the subtle aches and pains that mean I’ve really been working? (The more
persistent agony of certain muscles, not so much!) The cool thing is that the
spray really does work, and eliminates most of the pain, fairly quickly. Of
course, if I didn’t have Steve to pamper me through it all (and spray on the
magnesium), this entire journey would be totally impossible. But, one more day
down, and a new toy survived!
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