Sore in the good way
Feb. 12th, 2007 10:24 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sarahmichiganMy darling ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
dionysus1999 has bought me several exercise DVDs over the course of the last 2-3 months. Most recently, he picked me up a cardio kick-boxing DVD and a dance aerobics DVD for a buck each at the dollar store. I didn't want to be a complete lump yesterday, so I decided to just "preview" the kickboxing DVD. I followed along for the short segment where the instructor shows you how to do four different punches and two kicks, and then decided I could at least do the warm-up as well. I ended up doing the warm-up and about 15 minutes of the the rest of the DVD and then fast-forwarded to the cool-down. I skipped the brief ab workout at the end. And still, I ended up pretty sweaty when I was done. Today, my middle back and inner thighs really feel like they got a workout. If doing only about half of the DVD got me that sweaty and sore, I think I obviously need to work my way up gradually to doing the whole routine.
I really appreciate J. being my exercise buddy. We are at different fitness levels, but we still rely on each other for motivation to get to the gym 3-5 times a week, or to do some yoga, walking, or aerobics when we don't make it to the gym. I know that I would probably be really tempted to skip the gym a lot more often than I have been doing if I wasn't concerned about disappointing J. and getting him off-track with his fitness goals. I appreciate you keeping me supplied with a variety of exercise DVDs, too, honey; variety is the spice of life!
dionysus1999 has bought me several exercise DVDs over the course of the last 2-3 months. Most recently, he picked me up a cardio kick-boxing DVD and a dance aerobics DVD for a buck each at the dollar store. I didn't want to be a complete lump yesterday, so I decided to just "preview" the kickboxing DVD. I followed along for the short segment where the instructor shows you how to do four different punches and two kicks, and then decided I could at least do the warm-up as well. I ended up doing the warm-up and about 15 minutes of the the rest of the DVD and then fast-forwarded to the cool-down. I skipped the brief ab workout at the end. And still, I ended up pretty sweaty when I was done. Today, my middle back and inner thighs really feel like they got a workout. If doing only about half of the DVD got me that sweaty and sore, I think I obviously need to work my way up gradually to doing the whole routine.I really appreciate J. being my exercise buddy. We are at different fitness levels, but we still rely on each other for motivation to get to the gym 3-5 times a week, or to do some yoga, walking, or aerobics when we don't make it to the gym. I know that I would probably be really tempted to skip the gym a lot more often than I have been doing if I wasn't concerned about disappointing J. and getting him off-track with his fitness goals. I appreciate you keeping me supplied with a variety of exercise DVDs, too, honey; variety is the spice of life!
