something different in the gym

Today I tried the elliptical.  No dice.  My knees were killing me after 2 minutes and I could not continue.  So I know that is not for me.  Then I moved to the bike.  I did 2.3 miles in 15 minutes.  I have to take it easy on that one...it's sore on the butt.  So I will alternate between the bike and the treadmill for now.  One day bike, the next treadmill.  I also have to work on adding some strength training.  Small steps at a time.  

A walk in the park

Today I am working from home, so during lunch I took the girls for a walk in the park.  The MapMyWalk app wasn't set up right, so I don't have the distance walked or the pace, but we did walk for 34 minutes.  I just mapped it out and we did about 1 1/2 miles (probably a bit more).  The weather was beautiful and great for a walk.

For the first time, the girls couldn't keep up with me.  I just kept plugging along and they had a hard time keeping up.  I have to admit that was nice.  I'm used to always being the one lagging behind.  I told them to get used to it cause we are going to be doing a lot of walking this summer.

Last 2 workouts

I meant to post something on Friday, but never got around to it.  On Friday, I walked 1.88 miles in 45 minutes.  I was up to 3mph for a little bit.  I followed some advise that my chiropractor gave me and the pain in my upper back, neck, and shoulders was not as bad.  I'm sure the adjustment and massage I had on Thursday helped too!

Today I did only a 30 minute walk, and walked 1.32 miles.  Once again, I got it up to 3mph for a few minutes.  I was really, really tired today.  I was actually looking forward to going to the gym to help wake me up.  I found that I was a bit sore today, which is part of the reason why I only did 30 minutes.

Tomorrow I work from home and I'm hoping the weather will cooperate and I can walk around the park during lunch.  Maybe I'll take the kids with me if they are home and not out and about with Grandma (they are on spring break).

Today's workout

Today I did 1.16 miles in 30 minutes.  I'm not feeling totally "right" so I stopped early.  I also have some upper back and shoulder pain, but I'm seeing the chiropractor tomorrow, so I'll talk to her about that.  I do feel good about getting back on the treadmill, it's been about a week or so since I've done it.