Okay so again last week I had a few good days in & I petered off. I think my issue is in not working HARD like I'm used to, I'm trying to get past that.
Yesterday I did the treadmill - 5 mins 3 mph warm-up, 30 mins 3.8 mph, 5 mins 3 mph cool down. It was pretty good. After my walk yesterday I decided I would try the elliptical on weight days [starting this week] & I also decided that I'll start the Couch to 5K running program next week. It's 9 weeks long of 3 days a week jogging/walking intervals to get you up to a 5K. I figured that I can probably start working on that & it's starting slow enough to where I won't accidentally overdo things because I decided to run too long or whatnot. So in between the jogging days I'll be doing elliptical & weights.
Today I got on the elliptical for the first time since before surgery. It feels just as easy as walking (movement wise), I didn't go as fast as I used to. But boy WOW did it feel great! It got my heart pumping & the sweat flowing so fast compared to walking! So I did 15 mins elliptical then weights, then 15 more mins elliptical. Lifting was as follows [5 lb dumbbells again]: 3 sets of - in & out straight arm shoulder flys [16 reps], in & out bicep curls. 3 sets [15 reps] of a 4 count movement like a combination bent-over row & triceps kickback, as in - row, kickback, down, down repeat. It was good. I will need to up weight soon though.
I think with being able to do the elliptical & such it'll be easier for me to stay on track because the workout felt like an accomplishment again, finally!
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