Pump You Up

New fitness adventure #2:

"I am Hans." "Und I am Franz." "Und ve just vant to pump... (clap) ...YOU UP!"

PARTNER PERSONAL TRAINING WITH SARAH!!! Sarah had this genius idea just before my marathon, which was great because I knew I'd have something to look forward to once the race was over. We had our first session with Vinny on Friday morning and spent the majority of the time using the TRX straps - I was very excited because even though I've only used them twice before, I think they are really "fun." Our session was an hour long, and it was both fun and very challenging - I'm glad we are doing it, especially since I am not one to do strength training on my own... ever.

Well, now it is Saturday, and I can honestly say that Vinny managed to destroy every muscle in my body, haha. I knew I was in trouble last night when I woke up at 3:00am - I tried to roll over in bed, and my sore muscles woke me up! You know you're in trouble when it hurts to sleep... Anyway, throughout the day, I've felt relatively crippled. I thought once the marathon was over those feelings would go away! Wrong. This is a different kind of soreness though. It's a good feeling because it means I definitely did something, but it's also more of a total body soreness which makes everyday activities more of a hassle. It shouldn't hurt to put a shirt on, lol.

This week definitely restored my faith that exercise-life is not over now that my marathon has ended. I've had fun doing zumba and actually being able to jump around for a change while in class (since my knee hasn't been hurting), it was fun to do the elliptical and stair machine again, and then boxing and personal training are totally new and very rewarding in their own way. I still haven't gone for a run outside since the race and I do miss it. I was hoping to go tomorrow, but I'll have to see how sore I am when I wake up in the morning!

So recap for this week - exercise: 10 points. food: -1,000 points. I've put half of the puzzle back together - it's time to work on the other half. Which I've said a few times now... so I really need to do it!