I did my first cardio work at Planet Fitness today. I hoped to do a 20/10 brick but a late start turned the workout into a straight 25 minute run. This is the first running I have done since a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Man, Planet Fitness is VERY busy on a Monday at noon. Of course a solid 80% of the people in there are retired and utilize mostly cardio machines and oddball weight machines I never touch. I am hoping once we […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Over the weekend I upped my running distance and did most of it on open roads instead of round and round the local 400 meter track. The varied scenery and cool temperatures in the lower 60’s helped me cover 5.5 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today my training brick was a combo I have done before, running and rowing. However it was the first time I did the combo after a day of decent lower body resistance training. The run felt ok, even with me […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Despite my aggravating session at the gym yesterday I returned today determined to at least get some decent intensity cardio in before Christmas. I originally thought I would just do a straight 30 minutes on the treadmill but I opted […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This weekend I finally got some endurance training in, something I have not done at all since my latest 3 weeks of illness and in general not much in 2014. The 24 mile bike ride pointed out that I don’t […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So today had a few firsts. It was the first time I have done any running in WEEKS. It was also the first time running in the new ASICS sneakers Cindy bought me for my birthday yesterday. They are a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
To try to keep myself below my strain quota for the day I tossed out my normal Friday core work and instead sandwiched a 20 minute rowing session in between a set of 20 pull ups and 50 push ups. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So when I walked into the gym I saw a guy on the VPX rope machine. This is the endless rope machine that I have used several times. It’s a challenging workout. Well this guy was using the machine in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Although overall I am happy with my switch to the Wellness Center there are definitely some cons to working out there. These are becoming more glaring as snowbird season is now here. Since the gym is located right by downtown […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
