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So, yesterday I did the StairMaster 'cause hey, pedals I can do, no fear of falling off like on a treadmill.

Today I tried the elliptical, 'cause I feel like that's what *everybody* uses.  It totally kicked my ass the first ten minutes.  After I took a breather I made myself do another ten minutes, with a conscious effort to not go so hard.  (It was supremely easy to go at a leisurely pace on the StairMaster. The elliptical?  Seemed to default to a serious pace.)  Those second ten minutes were easier, and by the time I finished my third ten minutes I felt like I could keep going for ages and consciously made the choice to stop.  I didn't really wanna kill myself when I had a 30+minute walk ahead of me (to get home).  I could have rationalized it with the fact that I'm not gonna be able to get back to the gym until Friday, but I decided I was better off not pushing too hard.

Also, it's hard to read on the elliptical 'cause of that bobbing motion.  Am working on that.

I went to bed at like 10:30 last night and had trouble getting up this morning, so tonight's gonna be a *really* early night.

eliptical

Date: 2007-03-28 01:19 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] onwingsofeagles.livejournal.com
Don't you pump your arms on that, too? I think that's the thing I used to do when I went to FitCorp. I liked it b/c it was a full body workout -- or at least it felt like it. I just zoned out into my contemplative space, given that my arms were pulling something, too, I can't quite visualize the reading.

Re: eliptical

Date: 2007-03-28 01:26 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hermionesviolin.livejournal.com
There are ones that work your arms, too, but the one I was using just has handles that you hold. (Though one of the women on the same machine next to me was pumping her arms in the air -- clearly more coordination than I have.)

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