Monday, March 28, 2005
Weekend in review
So this weekend I went to the gym for my first-ever personal trainer session. Chad (not to be confused with Brad, the gym owner) finished up his previous session about 10 minutes late, so I stood around by the desk waiting and watching the little kids in the playroom play with a plastic... chainsaw? Um, what? Yes, I'm sure that will go well.
When Chad finally got around to ambling over he planned my workout while seeming half asleep and then walked me around to various machines, showed me briefly how to use them, and watched while I did a few reps to get the hang of it. Of course, since he never once corrected my form, and commented on every move that it was "perfect," I sort of feel like I could have just gone around and figured out how to use the machines myself. But at least he wrote everything down on my schedule, because by the time we were on the 10th machine, they all completely blurred together. He's got me doing 10 minutes on the bike to warm up before each workout, and then 3 days a week are some combination like arms and shoulders, or abs and legs, or whatever. Then on Thursdays I do the bike, the treadmill, and the elliptical machine. Sounds stick-to-able, I guess. Especially if I can get more little kids to entertain me like the three year-old girl who watched me on the elliptical machine this weekend. She stuck her mouth right up on the glass window and made all sorts of faces at me. Somehow laughing and sticking your tounge out at a pre-schooler makes the workout go much faster.
Saturday afternoon I went with some folks to watch the basketball game at Legends. Let me tell you, if it's enthusiasm you're looking for, the campustown bars are where it's at. Also, that was perhaps the most suspenseful game I've ever seen. It's even possible that by the end I might have been mostly standing on the seat of the booth and raising my arms in the air while I yelled. Hey! I said might.
Also saw Guess Who, which was fairly cute while I was watching it, but is so entirely unmemorable that even now I'm having trouble recalling anything about it.
Sunday was an entirely boring day, in which I walked around a little bit, did some stuff online, and confirmed that there is practically nothing open on Easter except for the grocery store. Yawn.
When Chad finally got around to ambling over he planned my workout while seeming half asleep and then walked me around to various machines, showed me briefly how to use them, and watched while I did a few reps to get the hang of it. Of course, since he never once corrected my form, and commented on every move that it was "perfect," I sort of feel like I could have just gone around and figured out how to use the machines myself. But at least he wrote everything down on my schedule, because by the time we were on the 10th machine, they all completely blurred together. He's got me doing 10 minutes on the bike to warm up before each workout, and then 3 days a week are some combination like arms and shoulders, or abs and legs, or whatever. Then on Thursdays I do the bike, the treadmill, and the elliptical machine. Sounds stick-to-able, I guess. Especially if I can get more little kids to entertain me like the three year-old girl who watched me on the elliptical machine this weekend. She stuck her mouth right up on the glass window and made all sorts of faces at me. Somehow laughing and sticking your tounge out at a pre-schooler makes the workout go much faster.
Saturday afternoon I went with some folks to watch the basketball game at Legends. Let me tell you, if it's enthusiasm you're looking for, the campustown bars are where it's at. Also, that was perhaps the most suspenseful game I've ever seen. It's even possible that by the end I might have been mostly standing on the seat of the booth and raising my arms in the air while I yelled. Hey! I said might.
Also saw Guess Who, which was fairly cute while I was watching it, but is so entirely unmemorable that even now I'm having trouble recalling anything about it.
Sunday was an entirely boring day, in which I walked around a little bit, did some stuff online, and confirmed that there is practically nothing open on Easter except for the grocery store. Yawn.
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