Working Out the Soreness.

The day before yesterday my trainer put me through a fierce workout involving a lot of lunges.  As a result, I could barely lift my legs throughout the day yesterday and most of this morning.  I didn’t see how I could possibly workout today with my muscles being so sore!  Well, Adam managed to put me though more paces today, starting with a warm-up that used a long, cylindrical pad that I had to roll the sorest parts of my leg muscles over.  It hurt the way that a deep-tissue massage does and was effective in reducing some of the soreness.

He talked to me about using a Body Bugg to measure my metabolic rate while exercising.  It is an armband that measures the rate at which I am burning calories.  Amazing technology!  It will run me around $300 so I am doing some of my own research on it before purchasing.  It also comes with a complete individualized nutritional program that plans your meals out for you based on your current and projected body statistics.

I have already enrolled in the nutritional program so all that is left is for me to purchase the Bugg, which I will probably do on Monday when I have my next training session.

First Meeting With A Personal Trainer

Met with my new personal trainer today.  We talked about my fitness goals.  I explained that as I age I am becoming aware that I can’t just “wing it” anymore.  Now, when I don’t exercise regularly, it shows up right away.  I have a lot of things I want to do.  Many of them concurrently.  For this I need to be at my peak, physically and mentally.  I told him that I wanted to lose about 15 lbs to get back to my preferred weight.  He took measurements of my body fat which revealed my body fat to be at 42.6%!  Aaak!  We are going to work it down to 25%.  I want to strengthen my back muscles, my abs, and my arms.  I want my muscles to feel energized – not sluggish, so that I can power through my days and live my life with exuberance and vitality.  I suppose I should take a “before” picture and post it here but I’ll have to think about that one.  Maybe not.  Hmm.

Because of my limited availability, we are going to schedule 50 minute trainings, twice a week, for 6 months.  Can I hit my weight and body fat targets in six months?   Stay tuned…

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