So my exercise yesterday was padding out my dress dummy.
It was very hard work, squatting a lot, having to stretch up some very firm covers and push little bits of foam where they needed to be. I worked out my upper back, arms, shoulders, thighs, buttocks. I worked up a sweat and had to change out of a wet cotton t-shirt even with the air conditioning on in the office.
Today I am quite sore. Not injured sore, but really well worked out sore.
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Four Minutes
I managed a full 4 minutes of tabata today.
I did about half squats and wall push-ups so as to not overdo my calves.
I feel great right now.
I did about half squats and wall push-ups so as to not overdo my calves.
I feel great right now.
Monday, May 12, 2014
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Days 3 & 4
Yesterday my daughter and I went out to Sweet Creek Falls Trail and had a nice walk/hike there. It was, as usual, one of the most amazing places to do a short hike. We were walking for about an hour and fifteen minutes, with an hour and fifteen minute drive each way. It takes the whole afternoon, not something I'd do everyday because of the drive.
The walks are nice, but they aren't sustainable for me after I'm back to a day job.
Today I did two minutes of tabata. I did running in place, squats, jumping jacks and wall push-ups. And yes, the wall push-ups were plenty challenging for me considering I had to do them vigorously and continuously for 20 seconds.
I decided to increase to 2 minutes because it's just the foot intensive stuff, like running and jumping jacks, that have the potential to hurt my calves, which is what frightened me away last time. I seem to be able to do two minutes, as long as only one minute of it is foot intensive. However, I am still feeling like I got a good workout. I need to remember not to overdo right at the beginning. Thinking about the pain I was in back in March helps a lot.
The walks are nice, but they aren't sustainable for me after I'm back to a day job.
Today I did two minutes of tabata. I did running in place, squats, jumping jacks and wall push-ups. And yes, the wall push-ups were plenty challenging for me considering I had to do them vigorously and continuously for 20 seconds.
I decided to increase to 2 minutes because it's just the foot intensive stuff, like running and jumping jacks, that have the potential to hurt my calves, which is what frightened me away last time. I seem to be able to do two minutes, as long as only one minute of it is foot intensive. However, I am still feeling like I got a good workout. I need to remember not to overdo right at the beginning. Thinking about the pain I was in back in March helps a lot.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Really Trying Again
This is technically day 2.
My daughter and I are trying to support one another.
Walking for about an hour 3x a week (MWF)
I'm going to to a very short version of tabata 2x a week. (Tues & Thurs)
Maybe once on weekends, too.
I'm starting out with just 1 minute tabata. Two 20 second cycles. If I can do that without hurting myself, I figure I can gradually work up to 4 minutes.
I do expect I might find the tabata so easy to do, I'm doing in more than 2x a week. I'm hoping so, but not trying to set my goals too high.
My daughter and I are trying to support one another.
Walking for about an hour 3x a week (MWF)
I'm going to to a very short version of tabata 2x a week. (Tues & Thurs)
Maybe once on weekends, too.
I'm starting out with just 1 minute tabata. Two 20 second cycles. If I can do that without hurting myself, I figure I can gradually work up to 4 minutes.
I do expect I might find the tabata so easy to do, I'm doing in more than 2x a week. I'm hoping so, but not trying to set my goals too high.
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