...and I'm excited about my 4 day weekend already! :)
Some friends & I have some things planned.
(Always ready for something different!)
This time it may be the bull riding event at the Sommet center, who knows...
Or we may show up at Chuck's bash & drink all his beer!
(you've been warned, Chuck!)
The bike will be the first thing on my agenda Saturday, then accessories, & coffee with a new friend, possibly. I do plan on a light friday afternoon workout at my regular gym (walking & ab work) & the 1 hr spin class Sat morning before I head out for our adventure. If the rain has dried up some, I hope to get the grass mowed at some point in the weekend. Tuesday, I have an allergist follow up appt scheduled right in the middle of the day. I have a lot of vacation time so I took the day off. No worries, no work, no negativity, only fun! :)
Today:
Did 45 min spin class at 5:30am (good sweat!)
Doing some pilates, weights, & walking this afternoon
Goal: Get Faster!
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Thursday, August 28, 2008
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Water Aerobics, Aqua jogging, too much sun, & bike stuff
Friday afternoon, I did all kinds of arm weights & a few leg weights, 1 1/2 hrs on the elliptcal (very little resistance/incline), walked 35 mins, & did some ab work. Today, since Carla's pilates (Carlates) was cancelled, I headed to the Swimplex. From 10am-noon, we had the pool.
For $3 I got my money's worth, 1 hr water aerobics, 1 hr aqua jogging, & 1 hr sunning with a good magazine. The water aerobics was shall we say "interesting". I've only done the one class at DW Wilson & I loved it. The lady made you work! This one...not so much....snoring, boring. The gal that was supposed to conduct the class didn't show up. Apparently, they have several life guards who conduct the classes. (Probably a good thing!) A guy who doesn't normally do it started the class by telling us to do certain basic stuff. I almost asked him if I could get out & get my aqua jogger for pete's sake. I will say my arms got a great workout. My arms definitely need a day or two to recover!
It wasn't until I started aqua jogging that my legs got the workout. Oh Lord, I had forgotten just how challenging it really is...the first 15 mins seemed like an eternity. It would help if they had music in there! The inside pool was not busy at all, which was nice. For the most part it was just me & an older lady that hour. The life guard told me that I was wearing her out. I was huffing, puffing, & trying to breath. When I hit the 50+ min time, I took off the jogger belt & kicked off on it for about 5 mins before getting out. When I stood up, I thought my legs were going to go down. I did notice that a couple of times, my feet & my right calf were cramping before I got out. The last 10 mins of the jog, I had to stop once for a few seconds to stretch my calf & feet out. I had forgotten how much sweat comes off my forehead while in the pool doing that. I have no idea how 1 hr of aqua jogging translates over to running 1 hr, but to me.....running 1 hr would seem so much easier than this....seriously. My body was TIRED from fighting the water.
I laid in a pool chair & read for an hour soaking in some sun. I don't believe in the "tan thing" anymore because I don't want to look like the woman from "There's Something about Mary". Remember her? She looked like a dried up piece of leather. I've already done the sun worshipping thing in my 20's/early 30's. I can tan VERY well, but there comes a time where you just don't want to take the chance of seeing the wrinkles or heaven forbid skin cancer. I really try my best to cover up with sunscreen, especially my face. Today, my left arm got more than the rest of me. Weird! Oh well, it will be the darker arm tomorrow.
I headed to Woody's to check out their bikes. They can order me one & it will arrive in 2 days. Apparently, there are several types of bikes, the comfort/casual bike, the road bike, the mountain bike, etc..... I would feel like a dork if I got a "comfort" bike, seriously. Now I just have to weigh out what I will use it for, when I will use it, how much I'm willing to spend, etc... The really nice lady there (can't think of her name) said that if I bought a "comfort" bike & decided to trade it in on a road bike later, they would take it back as a trade in depending on what kind of shape it's in.....pretty cool! I saw a Trek road bike that I really thought looked cool for about $1,300. Yeah, I know, I know.... So, I'm still thinking.... I will not make a decision until I get back from NYC. Whatever I buy, I want to be happy with so I will use it & not feel like a dork. The only event that I can seriously think of that I would like to ride in is the "Eddie George" Tour de Nash that goes on downtown Nashville every May. That would be cool! So, we shall see.....
A sign of the times....or maybe it's a sign to me?
For $3 I got my money's worth, 1 hr water aerobics, 1 hr aqua jogging, & 1 hr sunning with a good magazine. The water aerobics was shall we say "interesting". I've only done the one class at DW Wilson & I loved it. The lady made you work! This one...not so much....snoring, boring. The gal that was supposed to conduct the class didn't show up. Apparently, they have several life guards who conduct the classes. (Probably a good thing!) A guy who doesn't normally do it started the class by telling us to do certain basic stuff. I almost asked him if I could get out & get my aqua jogger for pete's sake. I will say my arms got a great workout. My arms definitely need a day or two to recover!
It wasn't until I started aqua jogging that my legs got the workout. Oh Lord, I had forgotten just how challenging it really is...the first 15 mins seemed like an eternity. It would help if they had music in there! The inside pool was not busy at all, which was nice. For the most part it was just me & an older lady that hour. The life guard told me that I was wearing her out. I was huffing, puffing, & trying to breath. When I hit the 50+ min time, I took off the jogger belt & kicked off on it for about 5 mins before getting out. When I stood up, I thought my legs were going to go down. I did notice that a couple of times, my feet & my right calf were cramping before I got out. The last 10 mins of the jog, I had to stop once for a few seconds to stretch my calf & feet out. I had forgotten how much sweat comes off my forehead while in the pool doing that. I have no idea how 1 hr of aqua jogging translates over to running 1 hr, but to me.....running 1 hr would seem so much easier than this....seriously. My body was TIRED from fighting the water.
I laid in a pool chair & read for an hour soaking in some sun. I don't believe in the "tan thing" anymore because I don't want to look like the woman from "There's Something about Mary". Remember her? She looked like a dried up piece of leather. I've already done the sun worshipping thing in my 20's/early 30's. I can tan VERY well, but there comes a time where you just don't want to take the chance of seeing the wrinkles or heaven forbid skin cancer. I really try my best to cover up with sunscreen, especially my face. Today, my left arm got more than the rest of me. Weird! Oh well, it will be the darker arm tomorrow.
I headed to Woody's to check out their bikes. They can order me one & it will arrive in 2 days. Apparently, there are several types of bikes, the comfort/casual bike, the road bike, the mountain bike, etc..... I would feel like a dork if I got a "comfort" bike, seriously. Now I just have to weigh out what I will use it for, when I will use it, how much I'm willing to spend, etc... The really nice lady there (can't think of her name) said that if I bought a "comfort" bike & decided to trade it in on a road bike later, they would take it back as a trade in depending on what kind of shape it's in.....pretty cool! I saw a Trek road bike that I really thought looked cool for about $1,300. Yeah, I know, I know.... So, I'm still thinking.... I will not make a decision until I get back from NYC. Whatever I buy, I want to be happy with so I will use it & not feel like a dork. The only event that I can seriously think of that I would like to ride in is the "Eddie George" Tour de Nash that goes on downtown Nashville every May. That would be cool! So, we shall see.....
A sign of the times....or maybe it's a sign to me?