Slippery Sneakers but a Good Workout

It's been a tiny bit warmer at 10F when I took pups to the park this morning. We stayed a little over 45 minutes and by that time the thermometer read 17F. It actually felt warm sitting in the sunlight! Then again, I had on layers with the thin alpaca hoodie sandwiched between fleece, and under my heavy winter parka. Plus hand warmers in my snow gloves.

I had a thought to hit the gym yesterday but I was actually too tired, and had a bunch of chores to get out of the way. I have to set aside a big chunk of time for travel to and from the gym, exercising, showering and changing. It's a few hours in the middle of the day. I went today, knowing that there'd be a Senior class. The gym was surprisingly empty when I arrived, and I had my choice of elliptical machines. (I haven't seen Wind Breaker all week.)

I did regret not wearing the new heavy LLBean hoodie since it was pretty cold inside. Eventually I warmed up. I wanted to do weights, but felt a tad guilty about pull-ups, so I added one set right after cardio. I was surprised that I did so well considering the lack of sleep (the FitBit tracked 5.5 hrs last night and it's not wrong). In the free weight area, I find an available Nautilus bench and start my DB shoulder routine. The familiar exercises feel good although I suffer sporadic shoulder twinges.

My only regret is not scuffing up the soles of the Hokas sneakers I was wearing. I tend to keep my indoor gym shoes clean and unsoiled by street wear and I've never had a problem before, but these Hokas have super slick soles. They don't look slick, but they have little to no traction on smooth surfaces. My feet slide a bit on the elliptical. But they slide a lot on the wood floor of the Aerobics Room when I'm trying to do Wall Sits. 

Again, I skip the Walking Lunges. I know I should do them, but at this point I'm tired and just want to go shower. The gym is filling up, and eventually there's a mix of HS kids and regular adults including Seniors. By the time I leave, it's literally all kids everywhere.

24 January 2025 11:47-1:40

Friday — Cardio and then

Slippery Hokas

Precor elliptical #1

Program 2

Time: 30 + 5 (5514)

Distance: 2.81

Cal: 311

Avg Hr: 163, 203-84

New FB: 42-134

HGPU 17.5

Incl DB Press s/s Lateral Raises s/s Rev Incline Flys

10 lbs x 25/15/25 (12:39)

15 lbs x 25/15/25 (12:46)

29/15/20 x 25/15/25 x 1 (12:53);

2 (1:01); 3 (1:10)

20 Hip Bridges

Piriformis/Hip/Pencil Stretch

DeadBugs 20 x 5

Piriformis stretches

Child’s Pose

Cat/Cow stretch 12

Child’s Pose

Fire Hydrants 30 x 2

Bird Dog Planks 60s x 2 (tingle)

Push-Ups 25

Arm rotations 20

Air Squats 25

Neck stretch / Eye yoga

Wall Squat 90 sec / too slippery!