Fitness Goal: To Be Able To Breath While Clipping My Toenails

January 31, 2020 Today may have been rest day, but I still took advantage of the PF massage and hydro-massage chairs! My legs are still extremely sore, especially if I sit still for very long. Gotta keep moving!

January 30, 2020                 Honestly, I can’t believe I went back today. Last night was even rougher than the first night. I might have gotten two hours of sleep total. I don’t want to lose my momentum though! So, after I got back from a job this morning, and took an hour nap, I headed to the gym.                 After the double-fiasco with the phone on the treadmill yesterday, I stopped at Wally’s and bought a set of Bluetooth headphones. I eliminated one possible embarrassing scenario that could happen at the gym - out of a bazillion. The less embarrassment, the more likely I am to continue going.                 I did twenty minutes on the treadmill, walking a little slower than yesterday for most of it. But my heart rate was up and I sweated thro...

January 29, 2020                 I wasn’t sure I’d be capable of going back today. My hands swelled up shortly after I got home yesterday. It kind of freaked me out so, of course, I Googled “hands swelled up after exercise.” Apparently, it’s common, especially for someone who isn’t used to exercise. More warm up time and arm movements should help prevent it. Okay.                 Last night was rough. I’d taken a couple Ibuprofen and had a warm rice sock on my neck. It was my legs that ached though. From the knees down. And my wrists. Oh, and my elbows. After tossing and turning for an hour, I finally grabbed some ice packs for my legs. I laid them on my shins. After a minute, I moved them to my knees. Then my ankles. I rotated them around until they were warm and I was finally able to get some sleep.      ...

January 28, 2020                 Everything seemed to be conspiring against my plans to start working out. I joined Planet Fitness a month ago online for the new gym opening a couple blocks away. It was still under construction and didn’t open until the end of the first week of January. I left the state the same day it opened. After a physically and emotionally stressful five-day trip, my neck was so kinked it gave me headaches that I couldn’t get rid of. And then I was tired. I’m working a lot. And then I didn’t want to go by myself. I hate going into a new place and feeling out of place and foolish because I don’t know the drill and I’m sure everyone else there does.                 I finally made an appointment for new member orientation and asked Kayla to go with me. At the orientation the guide gave quick instructions on how to ...