Slow but Steady

June 10, 2010

Gym day #3 today. #4 for the week will be with Trainer Rob on Saturday morning.

I lucked out today and hopped on the treadmill right as Jeopardy was starting. And it was an episode that made me feel smart! So rare! That kept me entertained during my sloooow walk. Seriously slow.

Yes, that’s a 2.0 speed at 0 incline. If I went any faster, my heart rate got too high for the range I was supposed to be in today, so 2.0 it was.

I hopped on an elliptical after that, but again, still had the problem where I went too slow and it kept thinking I was pausing. I’ll keep trying ellipticals- there’s like 5 different types/brands in there. Was only on the elliptical a few minutes.

Hopped off the elliptical and headed to a recumbent bike to do the rest. I learned I don’t like the bike. My legs/feet get numb for some reason. It’s boring. Maybe it will grow on me. Hubs has a recumbent bike here at home, but I’ve never had the slightest urge to do it. Now I know why!

I know Trainer Rob knows best and that going this slooow is what my heart needs to start conditioning. I complain of boredom and of being slower than anyone else, but what I noticed today after I took my “sweaty after” picture…

… is that there IS a “sweaty after” picture! My face is somewhat the shade of a tomato, but not as crazy as after Zumba or something much higher intensity. I get a steady sweat when I go slooow for an hour. So while my mind thinks I’m going too sloooow, my body is actually responding to the stimulus just as expected. Eureka!

Tomorrow is Friday funday! Any weekend plans?

Tagged as: heartfit lexington, lexington athletic club, Moves

  • Brittany

    You're doing so great!

    Tomorrow's Friday?! LOL! This week went by fast!

  • http://www.skinnyemmie.com skinnyemmie

    Thanks Brittany! This week DID go by fast!

  • Stephanie Osgood

    You look stunning! I am really enjoying your blog lately, such an inspiration. Rock on! ~ Steph

  • http://www.biggirlbombshell.com Big Girl Bombshell

    Slow and Steady is difficult to comprehend sometimes but it SURE WORKS!

  • debbidoesdinnerhealthy

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  • http://twitter.com/LiveStartled kathleen wright

    You got it, woman! I am usually the slowest and the biggest in the classes I take at the gym. Long ago I decided, “Oh, well. What's the point of obsessing about this?” I loved the “yes, there IS an after sweaty shot” and might I say, you look a lot better than I do in an After pic.

    I'm working through moving my molecules over at Confessions of a Startled Fat Woman http://LiveStartled.com and the “E” word is more difficult for me than the changes in food.

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  • Sarah7500

    Sweaty after picture? Not sure if I'm that brave. But hooray for you!

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