First Gym Visit 2015

It's a long weekend in Southwestern Ontario and originally my plans were to be out of town spending it with family however the weather has intervened and so I've been home instead while all of Ontario is in a cold weather alert.

Saturday I spent the day being as loafy as I wanted and continued to binge-watch shows on Netflix. Sunday I was even loafier and sat through 4+ hours of the 40th anniversary of SNL on t.v..

Today I decided it was time to haul myself to the gym. Not so much because I've gained weight and want to take it off, but more so because I feel stiff and inflexible with the following immediate issues:

• The style of dance I did means that I "sink into" my left hip a lot and so my I.T. band on that side seems constantly tight and has begun to limit my movements, even in dance.

• I've sat on the couch so much with my legs out or cross-legged that some muscle group that runs from the sides and attaches into the hamstring area feels weird and overly-used all of the time now.

• With the extra bit of weight I put on since the summer, my feet complain when I first step on them in the morning.

• My lower back (around SI Joint) is always in a small amount of discomfort and stiffness

I decided to activate a trial pass at a gym just a few minutes closer to home and I did pretty well for my first time! I chose a 30 minute treadmill walk with intervals followed by some thorough stretching of the lower back and the legs.

Walking out, I felt reassured that my heart, lungs, legs and knees could handle a workout and I'm not beyond help.