owww... Bally's Day 2
I am so sore & achy today. Went back to Bally's yesterday. The manager gave us a different trainer today. He said he wanted us to work with various training staff. Once we've worked with several, we could pick who we really liked, felt comfortable with, & felt motivated by. That makes sense, rather than just taking the 1st trainer we met.
We did 30 minutes on the bike, 10 minutes on the treadmill, & 5 on the stair stepper. Our trainer wanted us to jog on the treadmill. I made it about 90 seconds before announcing I was going to walk. So, instead of jogging at 4mph, I walked at 3.7mph. Next time, I am going to do walk/jog intervals. That was working for me last September/October when we (dh & I) started the 5k program. Sadly, I took November & December off, so back to square 1 with the jogging.
I hate the stair stepper! I am so out of shape! I had to keep pausing & continuing. I'd wait 30 seconds & do it for another minute, then wait, etc... I didn't step the entire 5 minutes because I was so exhausted already, but I didn't completely quit either. The trainer kept the timer going, so I probably made it 2 1/2 or 3 minutes total? My daughter, however, did the whole 5 minutes. Now she was showing me up! When we were on the treadmill, she refused to even attempt running & had the treadmill set at a lower pace than mine. Then on the stair stepper, she was acting like it was no big deal. *sighs* I informed the trainer that if he wants me on the stair stepper, he needs to do it before the treadmill next time. If I'm not already worn-out, I know I can do it.
Then we worked on our upper body. Because we're newbies, the trainer decided to take it easy on us. Instead of 3 reps of 10, he had us doing 1 rep of 15. He just really wanted to show us the movements & I think get an idea of our fitness levels. He said we'd do about 15 minutes of upper body work, but it actually ended up being 30. I am proud to say that I did everything & it only took him a couple of exercises before he was telling my daughter that she needs to be more like me. LOL! He also kept setting my weights higher. I admit to being a bit competitive. There was one exercise where my daughter whined the whole time & didn't even want to finish doing 10 of them. I did 30 in 1 rep with 10 more pounds of weights! That made the trainer laugh, my daughter grumble about how I'm making her look bad, & restored my spirits after doing so badly on the stair stepper.
I liked this trainer better than the 1st one. The 1st guy was good, but he also talked a lot to everybody around us. This guy was more focused on us. He said hello to everbody, but didn't engage in any lengthy conversations with anybody else. I felt like we had his complete attention. My daughter declared him to be "hot". Judging from the looks he was receiving from some of the other ladies, they agreed. When she whispered that to me, I about choked. See, I agree he's handsome but, he looks a LOT like my brother. Facial features, hair style, speech pattern, and the same quirky looks my brother would give me if he thought something was funny or somebody was being dramatic. Sorry, but I just can't find somebody who looks like my brother 'hot", ya know?? He's just young enough that he could have been my brother's son, so it wasn't an age thing. He just looked like him. Even my daughter laughed & said she could see it. I kept expecting him to sound like my brother, too. It was weird & funny.
Today, we're skipping Bally's. We're both achy & sore. I am planning on going to Curves, though. At Curves, I have more control over how hard I work out. It's also lower impact, regardless of how hard I work out. I'm hoping that by doing a lighter workout today, It'll help ease some of the soreness & stiffness. I love my Curves! 
I hope ya'll are having a great Wednesday! Keep up the good fight!
Best wishes! 