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2nd Covid Shot & Life Changes

Very pleased to announce that we got our 2nd Covid 19 shot. We got it this past Friday. It is one stress off of our minds.

We’ll probably have to get boosters in the future, but very pleased to get the vaccine taken care of.

Friday when I went for my walk, I didn’t feel any issues with my leg. So I actually was able to do some of my normal occasional jog sprints in the first 2 miles. Spent the next 3 miles hike around and exploring some of the trails.

So I ended that round of exercise feeling better good. Didn’t work out that well the next day ? I was sore all day, I did get a walk in, without the occasional job sprint. Today, wasn’t feeling any of pain, but didn’t push it too much.

I just want to get over the shin splints and focus on getting my jogging sprints in. To keep myself from over doing it, I started to surf/read as I walk. When I started back on my walks, I made a point to not to do that and to focus on my time/pace.

I really just want to the gym to open up, then I would get back to working out before work and I would feel much better about myself, exercise wise.

Today I called mom on my walk to wish her Happy Mother’s Day and ended up face timing. With dad asking where is bigfoot…lol

I really do miss my folks ?

The closing of my department has not gone smoothly at all. I know that they have been doing this back east for few years, using a call center, but there really was no roll plan on who was responsible for what. The duties of my department are to be broken down to other departments, that are currently overwhelmed and understaffed….but none of what told what went to who.

Due to all the issues in our market, I’m still in my office and starting this week, we are having conference calls to both give us guidance and bring up our concerns and issues. that the call center is having.

The new call center is so new, that I’ve spent time training them when they call the store.

I’m hoping with the new guidance that we can start shifting. The market manager of our department wants to convince them to keep a coordinator for the now “closed” department. I have a sales specialist that wants me to be their partner on bringing in the sales and pushing our store to the next level.

During at all this, I’ve had more then one person say that they don’t know how things would get done without me.

I may be losing my mind and stressing out with so much to do, but at least I feel that some folks know what I do and appreciate it. That feels good.

A Klutz Without A Gym

So earlier last week I lost access to the treadmill that I’ve been using. Totally unhappy about that…..but I had access longer then expected.

I’m back to taking walks, with sprints worked in….I hate those.

Thursday, as I’m on my walk there is a section of sidewalk where I know it comes up. Now, I’m rusty on my walks so I wasn’t sure exactly where it was.

I was making good time (I decided to no longer surf on my walks and focus on time), my fitbit just told me that I had hit the 2 mile mark and I started to calculate what I needed to do to get to 3 mile when I hit the spot in the sidewalk.

Well, I knew I was going down, no matter what. So I did everything I could to hit the small grassy incline instead of face first into the concrete.

I hit the my side and the side of my head. I got my bell rung good….I’m pretty sure that I gave myself a slight concussion. I was shaken, feeling it in my head and not sure if I should/could continue.

Even though I scared myself, I was more pissed and determined then anything. I was pissed that I was missing up my time and wanted to get going as soon as possible.

I was even able to get another mile in before I got home…I know, not the brightest….but with my generation and my upbringing….use to “walking it off” lol

My hoodies were covered in mud, I had grass on the side of my forehead….my arms were aching due to bracing myself as much as I could. They still ache, my temple is still tender and I have a bruise on the side of my eye from my glasses hitting.

Good thing that Friday was my day off from working out.

Before all of this, I’ve been feeling pain in my right shin for the last few days…..starting to suspect that I’ve given myself shin splints.

Yesterday, I made the best time I’ve ever done….but at the end of the day, I was really feeling it. Did some googling, yup…..pretty sure it is shin splints.

And as a result, today’s walk was no where as good as yesterday. I’ve added almost 3 min to my time per mile…I’m so f’ng annoyed by it….ggrr

Every time I hit the next plane of working out I get hurt! I did that last year with my ankle……I’m so tired of it.

Working out is my stress reliever and normally the one area that I have control of in my life. Hate not having my treadmill.

That fact that I now have to hold back so I don’t do even worst damage and can’t get my calorie burn in, ticks me off.

Hopefully, they will have the apartment gym back open again soon, even in limited form, and I won’t have these damn shin splints anymore.

I’m A Klutz

So earlier last week I lost access to the treadmill that I’ve been using. Totally unhappy about that…..but I had access longer then expected.

I’m back to taking walks, with sprints worked in….I hate those.

Thursday, as I’m on my walk there is a section of sidewalk where I know it comes up. Now, I’m rusty on my walks so I wasn’t sure exactly where it was.

I was making good time (I decided to no longer surf on my walks and focus on time), my fitbit just told me that I had hit the 2 mile mark and I started to calculate what I needed to do to get to 3 mile when I hit the spot in the sidewalk.

Well, I knew I was going down, no matter what. So I did everything I could to hit the small grassy incline instead of face first into the concrete.

I hit the my side and the side of my head. I got my bell rung good….I’m pretty sure that I gave myself a slight concussion. I was shaken, feeling it in my head and not sure if I should/could continue.

Even though I scared myself, I was more pissed and determined then anything. I was pissed that I was missing up my time and wanted to get going as soon as possible.

I was even able to get another mile in before I got home…I know, not the brightest….but with my generation and my upbringing….use to “walking it off” lol

My hoodies were covered in mud, I had grass on the side of my forehead….my arms were aching due to bracing myself as much as I could. They still ache, my temple is still tender and I have a bruise on the side of my eye from my glasses hitting.

Good thing that Friday was my day off from working out.

Before all of this, I’ve been feeling pain in my right shin for the last few days…..starting to suspect that I’ve given myself shin splints.

Yesterday, I made the best time I’ve ever done….but at the end of the day, I was really feeling it. Did some googling, yup…..pretty sure it is shin splints.

And as a result, today’s walk was no where as good as yesterday. I’ve added almost 3 min to my time per mile…I’m so f’ng annoyed by it….ggrr

Everytime I hit the next plane of working out I get hurt! I did that last year with my ankle……I’m so tired of it.

I know that I’m overweight and I really need to work on my eating, right now that is not going to happen, so I put my focus on working out. So when that gets interfered with, it pisses me off.

Working out is my stress reliever and normally the one area that I have control of in my life. Hate not having my treadmill.

That fact that I now have to hold back so I don’t do even worst damage and can’t get my calorie burn in, ticks me off.

Hopefully, they will have the apartment gym back open again soon, even in limited form, and I won’t have these damn shin splints anymore.

Ankle Issues

I tried really, really hard not to do my normal or push it at the gym…..even cut out jumping-jacks.

Ended up only cutting about 1/2-3/4 mile off the elliptical and 1/2 mile of the treadmill.

Yet, didn’t get the dripping and burning eye sweat that I’m use to. Not sure how to take it….but it did feel better then what I was doing just floor. ?

Not really feeling any issues where I have been having them. Felt a little something in a different area.

Trying to be proactive and been doing the ice on and off today.

Didn’t wear the ankle wrap, if you get dependent on it, it weakens the muscle. The therapist said if I want to wear it to keep from doing something stupid, I should. So just going to wear it this week at work only….which is what I was doing anyway.

Good thing I start back on Sunday…..day off, was able to take my time and I skip on Monday’s. So it’ll give my ankle a rest. Then I’ll do the gym on Tuesday.

I was hoping to do my Tuesday-Friday cardio this week….but I’m going to see how I feel Tuesday before doing the gym Wednesday. Or I may not be able to get my cardio in 5 days this week….may have to do it every other day, and floor exercises on the other….we’ll see.

In a twisted sense, looking forward to regulars that I’m use to at the gym. We all know what what the other’s routine is and we work around it.

Today I get some guy singing outloud to his headphones! I’m like that is so rude. I know that I do it, but I do it when NO one is there….eye roll.

Another guy had come in and had looked at him and honestly with 2 guys in their 20s….that could’ve been a scene, so I told him “I can hear you over my Metallica”

That is pretty bad….lol But he was cool and I did it nicer then I felt like doing….lol

Ankle Issues

It is both relaxing and restless as hell not to do anything all day. I don’t know really how to describe other then that.

I’ve spent the week doing floor exercises at home before, means I get 30 more minutes of sleep. As the week as gone on, walking much, much better. Able to do the stairs without stutter-stepping…..and felt almost normal Friday.

But I have to keep reminding myself that it is not normal yet…..because one ankle is bigger then the other, so I can over do it.

Had my first appt with the physical therapist Friday. The very good news it is not a sprain, which indicates damaged ligaments/muscles. I over did it…..the muscles are inflamed.

I’ve been giving some exercises and I can start back at the gym tomorrow. BUT I will have to force myself not to push it, to take it easy, no idea how I’m going to do that. This is going to be hard…….ggrrr….. Happy to be active again and get back into part of my routine….still need a modified gym routine.

After doing a bunch of errands yesterday, I made a point of doing just about nothing today…..and boy it was nothing. I don’t even have 1300 steps on today! ICKS! I’ve had days up to 32,000. I did want to give my ankle a full day off.

We’ll see how it goes tomorrow….fingers crossed.