More Exercise?

Have been exercising.   Doing cardio and weights.  Tiring.  Though I do find that it helps me with having more energy and a clearer head.  I tend to sleep better too.  Not always, but most nights.  I see in the gym a woman who comes does the bike for about 10 mins, and then walk for about 10 mins.  I think that's wonderful!  I remember those days - the feeling of just trying to get myself to exercise at something.  I believe even if one does something for 5 mins a day - that's great.  There is a start.  Some days when I was so ill I just couldn't, other days I was just too lazy, and then others I just figured why bother.  I still have the why bother days sometimes.  Once I get going, I am glad I did something.  I had to challenge myself to start.  Sometimes even a minute of just marching in place was all I could and would do.  Best part is after a workout - it's breakfast time!  Like this morning!

On cardio days only I try for 40 mins of intervals of 2 mins.  I have gotten better at lasting on the stepper (dam*n it, still can't spell that other proper word for it).  At first I could barely do 2 mins.  And that was the machine that I pulled all my shoulder muscles on too (about 4 weeks ago).  I also go between the stepper and the treadmill.  Start with 5 mins treadmill, onto the stepper for 5 mins, back to the 5 mins treadmill, back to the stepper - for 10 mins, back and forth for 40 mins with more time on the stepper.  Same for weigh day but only 30 mins.

Weight days 30 mins cardio, then at this point 4 rounds x 12 of the weights Josh has listed.  April he will have new ones, and on the days he shows he has me do extras.  Monday I was so wiped!!!  At the end he wanted me to do my leg lifts with 10 pounds in my hand and same leg up - I tried and started laughing - I can't do it, my butt!  I'm going to have to get AJ to rub my butt again.  Josh, the other guy & woman in the gym all laughed.  He let me do the lifts without the weights.  Though today I was able to do it, Monday I was just so done.

After all that I come home and usually walk Jax.  The either breakfast or shower first.  This morning I was up at 630am, in the gym at 7am, back home walking Jax at 830am (gym is less then a minute away), into the shower, finished - finally breakfast at 930am.  Occasionally too I will get into the sauna.

I'm impressed with myself as I fell again on the ice Sunday, hurting my left side - and head, and I'm still exercising.  So, in about 4 weeks - 2 major hurts, and instead of not exercising, I continued!  That's impressive for me!!  Hurray!  High Five  ✋✋✋✋✋