Today I went to an appointment with one of the fitness trainers at the Y. Her name is Erica and she's a marathon runner and triathlete, which will fare well for my fitness goals. We sat down together and filled out some paperwork, including short and long term goals and hashed out my asthma difficulties and emotional brick walls. One long term goal I have is to strengthen my core, so she suggested I take mat pilates and core training classes at the Y. I am supposed to log at least an hour of cardio and she wants my "long distance" cardio to be on the bike. She's looking into the feasibility of doing some practice swims in the Hudson to prep for the Olympic Tri I'm doing in September. Would be good to get some open water time.
She set me up on the machines in their office. All of the weight machines are linked to the main computer system, so when you log in it can tell you what you're supposed to set the seat & weights at and the computer guides you through the workout so that you don't go too fast and achieve full range of motion. Makes the workout harder, but also more effective.
One of my short term goals is to put myself on my own calendar. Learning how to budget time for me and stick to it has always been very difficult, especially when I don't have anyone else to hold me accountable. I have to do weights at least twice a week. That, along with the classes and my cardio should mean that I have plenty to do throughout the week. Erica told me to put my workouts into my calendar. And to look up a beginner triathlon training schedule. Here goes.
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