Day 66, Nov 5th 2018, Eliptical


Eliptical Training adds new meaning to the phrase ''feel the burn''


After 2 weeks off from running, and several pounds gained (probably due more the chocolate consumption than the lack of exercise) today was back to the grind. I have continued to do my strength exercises, heel dips, resistance stretches etc, on my calves, as well as general stretching everyday. I thought it was about time I cleared all the clothes off the elliptical machine and try using it for its intended purpose. I haven't been on it for about a year, and had forgotten how hard it actually is, even with no resistance 😜

I put on an audio book "This is going to hurt, by Adam Kay'' a book written by a doctor, kind of ironic title, must of been my subconscious, warning me from memory of what was to come.

Physio warned me, keep your feet flat, do not come up onto your toes at any point, he said try 30 mins and see how you feel 😂 easy I thought, umm, not quite, it turned out it was not the workout I expected, but it did feel good to be doing something again. Audio book on play, I began slowly, it is  important to warm up right? My confidence began to grow as nothing felt amiss in my legs, push a bit harder, all ok, keep going, the book is funny, if you have a dry sense of humour, trying to focus on that and not on the burn starting in my thighs, at only 2k into the workout. 4k now, the burn is oddly comfortable, that moment when you think, it is not getting worse, I can cope with this. I figured 5k would be my target, my watch barely registered 2k grr, why does your watch always differ from the machines you use? The treadmill I can understand as its registering your arm movement, not the movement of the belt underfoot, but I can't quite figure out why the elliptical is not accurate, which one do you trust? 

5k complete, cool down cycle for another 2k, then stretches, and it's done, and I felt good, I had done something positive towards my marathon goal. 

I was looking forward to a chocolate reward, so I look down at the stats, I didn't even earn enough for a Freddo Frog, let alone the Boost i was hoping to eat!!!! No chocolate for me tonight!! Gutted, next time I am not stopping until I can at least have a Milkyway



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