I woke this morning feeling pretty good after a 30 minute effort on the treadmill yesterday (3.4km = 8.49 min/km). That was until I tried to get downstairs! Legs felt good but surprisingly, I had some real tightness in both achilles. I have never had that before. Decided then that perhaps I should have a rest day from the treadmill and do some weights instead.
Why does it hurt so much the first time you do weights???
The most humiliating thing is seeing these old women and men using the machine before me and they hardly have any weight on it. Then when I get on to use it, I actually have to reduce the weight! And I still struggle to get thought the 12 reps! I suppose we all have to start somewhere.
I managed to get through my planned weights set - chest press, shoulder press, lat pull downs, seated row, leg press and leg curls. Boy did it hurt!
Last night I had a look online for some different ab exercises to do. I am notorious for skipping core work because I absolutely HATE crunches. So I found some others which were pretty good - toe taps, leg circles and I threw in a plank for good measure. Surprised myself by holding the plank for a whole minute!
I'm also still diligently doing my pelvic floor exercises. It's definitely getting better but I'm still not happy with how it feels. I'm convinced that the only way to improve it is to continue doing the exercises and strengthen the pelvic muscles. It makes sense to me that it is the same principle that applies to every other muscle in your body - to get stronger you need to work it.
So my first weights session is done and I have a feeling I'm going to be pretty sore tomorrow!
'Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.' Nido Qubein
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