This thread just keeps on going, as we proceed inexorably toward the months when everybody will be showing a lot more skin.


Friday, April 1:

On this day, last year, I got hit by a car while crossing the street on the way to Pilates class. A year later, I'm fine. Just an occasional twinge down the back of my elbow when I'm doing hammer curls with a heavy weight.

15:06 rowing on the Concept 2 at 3,045 meters for 2:27 for 500 meters, 39 s/m, for a projected total of 6,083
60 minutes weights
45 minutes arc trainer, intervals, resistance at nine

Also I ordered a used P90X arms disc (can't remember which number that is) through eBay. Just one disc. I want to change up my arm routine. I think I can use that one at home without harming my flooring or alarming my neighbors or knocking over a 150-year-old piece of dried-out mahogany furniture.

I lost track of where I ended up on the last thread, but I know I didn't post yesterdays so I'll do it here even though it's the wrong month now.

March 31:
- 2x15 deadlifts at 40#
- 30 day shred DVD (level 1)

Saturday, April 2:

45 minutes spin class, which was nearly full by 7 AM yesterday, when I remembered in the middle of a weight session to go to the desk & reserve a bike. They've added two more lunch-hour spin classes during the week to meet demand.
60 minutes Pilates, with my right outer hip muscle spasming a bit & practically failing toward the end.

Whew. I need a nap.

Hoping you curled up somewhere nice, saef. I'm glad that anniversary has passed. How is your hearing now?

9,000-odd paces today on various jobs. All good and mostly outdoors.

Birchie, I didn't curl up. I feel groggy afterward if I nap during the day & I never quite recover my bearings. So I just drank more coffee to keep myself fueled & went to a museum & then into the theater district to pick up tickets for plays. (Actually, both plays that I'll be seeing are recent imports from the U.K.: "War Horse" and Stoppard's "Arcadia.")

As for my hearing. Thanks for asking. I have permanent hearing loss of 85% in my left ear from the virus last June, unfortunately. My right ear is fine, thankfully. So it's not always a problem. It is a problem in situations with a lot of ambient noise, because my hearing is no longer stereophonic -- I'm not able to filter out background noise & fix my attention on what's in the foreground. Everything comes in all at once on the same ear & it tends to drown out whoever is talking to me. It's really annoying in crowds. Under those circumstances, I try to make sure people sit very close on my right side.

Sunday, April 3:

15:05 rowing on the Concept 2 for 3,120 meters at 2:20 for 500 meters, 38 s/m, for a projected total of 6,311. (That 2:20 time for 500 meters is a new personal best)
60 minutes weights
45 minutes spin class

April 1: none
April 2: none
April 3: swim workout:
- 5 laps warmup
- 2 laps drills (touch and go, fingertip drag)
- 4x50's (beat my PR again, 58 seconds for the first one this time then I got slower on the other 3)
- 4 laps with hand paddles
- 2x100's
- 1 lap cooldown

Saef - that is bad luck about your hearing. I do sympathise. I understand a little as mine deteriorates badly when I'm under stress. War Horse was at the National Theatre in London for ages and got rave reviews. Friends saw it and were amazed. The DB has read the book. Michael Morpurgo was our Children's Laureate a few years ago (an honour concerned with children's literature). He is prolific: his books all deal with difficult situations and emotions and are very well thought of. The DB has read most of his stuff, often with very big eyes.

Let's call today a rest day. Weights tomorrow.

Thanks, Birchie, that's made me look forward to "War Horse" even more.

My gym sent a team of runners to a half-marathon this past Sunday which consisted of running twice around Central Park. One friend from spin class did not finish; she apparently pulled something. But she's signed up for tomorrow night's spin class. I hope she cancels & rests some more.

I would have liked to run with them, but my bad feet & knees will not stand up under such pounding.

Monday, April 4:

60 minutes arc trainer, hill intervals, resistance at nine
60 minutes circuit training class

Tuesday, April 5:

15:07 rowing on the Concept 2 at 3,099 meters for 2:26 for 500 meters, 45 s/m, for a projected total of 6,158
60 minutes weights
45 minute spin class, on a wonky bike that I don't usually use, and I hated sprinting on it.
I feel like I used myself up in the morning weight session & did not have much to give in the evening. But it may be mental.

New weights workout yesterday. I am kiboshed today.

Late joining the party as I've been traveling!

April 1: flew to Vegas! Exercise consisted of much walking (I'll count 60 min. though it was much more I don't really count more than an hour of walking) and swimming for about 30 minutes (mostly treading water). (total 90 minutes)

April 2: Walked up and down the Vegas strip for hours (count 60 min)

April 3: we had one day in the gym as we had massages this day and therefore gained access to the fancy hotel gym!
30 minutes elliptical, 15 minutes weight lifting, more hours of walking (count 60): totals 105 minutes

April 4: more hours of walking! I wish I had remembered my pedometer as we figured out it was approximately 3 miles each way each time we went up and down the strip. count 60 minutes

April 5: back home and to Bikram Yoga (90 minutes)

Totals for April:
5 days
405 minutes

Wednesday, April 6:

45 minute spin class
30 minute Pilates mat routine on my own

Welcome back, Michele. How was the massage & the gym? The website made it look positively sybaritic.

And you came back from Vegas & promptly went to Bikram Yoga. That's pretty wonderful, that a life can encompass both experiences within a 24-hour period, isn't it? ;-)

April 6: 90 minutes Bikram Yoga

Total:
6 days
495 minutes

Yes, it felt great to get back to my routine to try to get off the extra weight (sodium?) that I put on. The scale seems to be cooperating so I'm hoping the damage is gone soon.

The gym was nice. For a hotel gym it was amazing-- it had all of the same equipment as my gym without the crowds! Plus bananas, water, towels, etc.
The best part of the day (besides the massage of course) was the access to the whirlpools, saunas, etc. The only bummer was that it was segregated by sex so I couldn't hang out with dh (for the massage too). I hung out in there for a while feeling very zen and then took a great shower! I NEVER shower at the gym but it was a huge shower with all of the amenities-- razor, hairbrush, deodorant, you name it! I didn't know where to put my plush robe while I was showering and I put it on the floor outside the shower. Two seconds later I see an attendant come by and hang it up in its proper place!

April 7: 90 minutes Bikram Yoga

Total:
7 days
585 minutes