Back to the gym

[redbird]

I went to the gym today for the first time in almost two weeks (I didn't feel up to it last Monday, and then on Thursday Emilie canceled as I was leaving the house, and it didn't seem worth going downtown in rush hour to work out in a crowded gym), though I did a little bit of stuff at home Thursday evening and in adrian_turtle's living room on the weekend. I did a bunch of the usual stuff, and didn't push myself.

After working out, I called cattitude and met him in Chinatown for lunch. Note: the shumai at Excellent Dumpling are served in a slightly spicy peanut sauce, which I didn't really care for. I stopped at the drugstore on my way home to pick up a prescription, and asked about flu shots. They told me it was covered with no co-pay, so I got one. This feels like a grown-up thing: flu shot as impulse purchase. (I exaggerate slightly, in that I get one every year, but I hadn't planned it for today.) The pharmacist also gave me a book of discount coupons; the signs advertising flu shots mention the coupon book as an incentive. Whatever works, I guess.

Cardio, 13:00, top heart rate 137
Rolled out IT band etc.
Hamstring bridge, 4 sets of 9
Psoas, 3 with each leg
Crunches with feet up on ball, 3 sets of 15
Squats, 3 sets of 15
Calf raises, 3 sets of 15

Opposite arm/leg balance exercise, 10 pairs
Standing on one foot on the half foam roller
A little lying on my back on the foam roller
Lunges, 2 sets of {10 with each foot forward}

On balance platform:
Lat pulldown (round), 50 pounds, 2 sets of 12; on one foot, 8 each
Hug a tree, 25 pounds, 2 sets of 12
Back exercise, 35 pounds, 2 sets of 12
(No biceps curls, left arm said this would be a bad idea.)
Stretches

Comments

[replyhazy.livejournal.com]

Am still smiling at the thought of a "flu shot impulse purchase."