Since hubby & I are now on the same work schedule, I’ve been getting up before 3AM every morning to go to the gym. For the 1st since I do not know when, I’ve actually got in my M-F for the last 2 weeks.
Very happy about that. LOVE being able to workout again in the early morning. So many less people….more peaceful, less idiots.
So the issue that I’m running into is that I was doing 60min on the Arc Trainer, it reminds me of both hiking on mountains and the elliptical. It really gives me the feeling that I’m pushing myself on elevation changes and steepness. I had finally broke my plane and hit over a 700 calorie burn.
I no longer have 60min to get in my cardio. So I’m back on the treadmill. Now I HATE running…..unless playing a sport…..I do not run, I death grip it.
I’m more of an endurance/stamina person, not a runner. If I’m steady, I just keep working through it….and that is what I did on the Arc Trainer….and it made my calves burn and I was always shaky and disgustingly sweaty when I was done. With the resistance workout, didn’t always felt like I still had shoes on by the time I was done.
Now I’m experimenting, trying to get back to that satisfying sweaty burn. Trying to do the “hills”, I’ve upped my level to 15….the max I can get to is 20 and at a fast walk (4.7….death gripping the whole way). Finally got it past 600 calories burned and started to feel the sweat more and earlier. Hoping to get it past 700 and feel the burn this week.
But the fact that I’m just going up and down and don’t have the resistance that I use to have on the other machine is making it harder to achieve that. Fingers crossed that I hit it this week.
Hubby got me the fitbit I wanted for my birthday. And it has gotten me back into to tracking my eating on myfitnesspal. As I compete with myself to burn more calories then I take in. Because it is much harder to lose the muffintop since I hit 40……lol
Really hoping with getting to the gym 5 days every week, instead of 3 to 5 times, will be a big help.