The second summer session will end in just a little over two weeks. I’m so ready for this semester to be over! For those of you not in the area, Texas requires students to take a health and wellness class in order to get a degree. Since I just started a new job, I thought this would be a good time to get it out of the way. Being the computer nerd that I am, I wasn’t looking forward to subjecting my spider chicken legs to this torture.
I knew I was out of shape before I started this class but DAMN - I had no idea! Have you ever done a body fat percentage test? It is humbling, let me tell you. When I heard the teacher say, “I didn’t expect yours to be so high” I knew I had some serious work to do. But, it does motivate me to take better care of myself so hopefully I can lower my 26%.
Today we focused on cardio. After a stint at the rowing machine, bicycle and stair master, my legs are Jello. My geek body was not meant for this kind of work!
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When you’re sitting in your chair at work, do isometric excercises by flexing the muscles in this cycle:
Left buttock, right leg, right buttock, left leg. That will help your muscle coordination and also help strengthen them at the same time.
Also, use small ankle weights of about a pound or so and walk walk walk. Walking is good for you since it won’t overstress your heart while you build cardiovascular endurance. Then you can start doing workouts on my level. Muwahahaha!
Backpack filled with 30 pounds of sand bags and running for three miles. Bicycle for 10 miles. Weight lifting 50 pounds for 100 reps. Then leg lifts 300 pounds 50 reps. Then a couple dozen crunchies and you’ll be good to go.
Take it easy but build your workout a little more every week. Add a pound every week to your weight lifting and another minute to your running/stairmaster.
Drink plenty of water with some salts thrown in and don’t be afraid to sweat and stink.
You can do it.
/cheer
Comment by Chumas — August 3, 2005 @ 6:42 am
I rode 2 miles today on the bike. We started lifting weights, too. The problem is that class is over in two weeks, and then I have to make myself do it on my own.
Doesn’t it hurt to run with the backpack bouncing around?
Comment by Jaxia — August 3, 2005 @ 1:57 pm
No. you just make sure you have a ruck pack that has a belt attatched to it so it doesn’t boing around.
You’ll be fine. Just make it part of your day, like taking a morning shower.
Comment by Chumas — August 3, 2005 @ 2:05 pm
I like to shower at night :p
But yeah, I get your point. Today we lifted more weights. I am going to be so sore. I didn’t know I had so many places that could ache!
Comment by Jaxia — August 4, 2005 @ 6:22 pm
haha
sweetness, the ache means you’ll be getting stronger when those muscle tissues knit together.
Stretch stretch stretch and do warming up excercises.
/hugs
Comment by Chumas — August 4, 2005 @ 7:18 pm