Balls and Walnuts
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Sore
With my new gym membership came two free hours with the trainer. Tonight was my second hour; Tuesday, she measured my body fat (pinch testing) and did a variety of tests to get a sense of my strengths and weaknesses. Today, she simply worked the crap out of me. The sweat was pouring off of me and my tee-shirt got drenched. Amazing, since all I did was crunch and lunge and do stuff with big rubber balls. We didn’t touch a single weight machine.
Now I need to decide whether to pop for more workout sessions now that my freebies are all used up. It’s like those first few fixes of H to get ya hooked. Yes, I want to, because this gal got me working and stretching and shvitzing like no one else. And she claims she can get me to where I can touch my toes! Yes, that’s one of my big goals in life: to be able to touch my toes.
A flat stomach would be nice, too.
And now I’m going to lie down and moan for a bit.
D.
PS: Saw my first few patients today! As usual, the damn computer is the toughest part of the whole thing. Same software, but Southern California Kaiser has tweaked it differently than Northern Cal. It’ll take some getting used to.
I’m doing a boot camp workout after work and boy oh boy do I hurt. I’d say go for the extra sessions if you can afford it.
Hiiii! Sounds like a great workout. Have you read Gary Taubes work on how exercise does nothing for weight loss? It’s an interesting read.
Although there are other benefits to exercise.
M
Anduin: yeah, just have to convince Karen it’s worth it for me 😉
Michelle: I’m not surprised. Usually, I don’t lose weight with exercise — but I do lose inches off my waist, and I feel better all around. More energy, less insomnia.
I can touch my toes.(:
I’ve never had a personal trainer; I wish I could spring for one. Vet bills are doing us in this summer. Our oldest cat has hyperthyroidism.
Sorry about the cat!
Karen said yes to the trainer. Good thing I didn’t mention the exercise which involved me lying on the floor with the trainer standing above me, my head between her feet.