Florida Fit!: Week 1

Tuesday brought sore legs and a desire to sit on the couch all day. I couldn't believe how tired I was after just a little exertion. This is clearly going to be a long haul.

Wednesday's gym visit was harder than Monday's. I didn't expect that. I kinda thought each successive session would be easier than the one before. I got that wrong! The c25k program involved warm-up walking for 5 minutes, then alternating 60 seconds of running with 90 seconds of walking. I managed 2 lots of running but only with loooong walks inbetween. I very quickly realised that my level of fitness was so poor that I was going to have to build up to being a c25k beginner.

Pretty embarrassing but what the heck, I'm not put off, I'm just a bit shocked at how unfit I actually am. Oh well, such is life. :)

I was a bit happier on Thursday to see I wasn't too sore and stiff. I wasn't completely ache free but nor was I walking like a Hobbit. Happy days!

Friday brought a slight change of plan. The previous two gym visits had been in the morning, I figured it was best to get the exercise out of the way first, before the day grew long and I grew lazy, but on Friday the choice was taken away from me due to external circumstances and my gm visit had to be scheduled for early afternoon. By noon my resolve was quietly beginning to falter and reasons not to go had started crossing my mind. I'm happy to say the angel on my shoulder booted the devil off and off to the gym I went. As it turned out, I was pleased with my efforts. Clearly I hadn't turned into an Olympic athlete overnight but I was able to run and cycle a little better this time than I managed on my previous two visits.

So, that was my first week at the gym. My original plan was to visit the gym 3 days a week and do some form of exercise at home on the alternative days. I've realised now that I need to take things a little slower to start with and it's probably best if I just stick with the gym by itself for the first couple of weeks.

At the moment, my routine is pretty basic and will probably be very undemanding by anyone else's standards, but right now it's my starting point and even the fact I did it three times in one week is an achievement for me.