Trainer Week 2

So this Monday I had my second work out with the trainer. I was really excited!! Every time I work with her, I have to warm up first. I usually do the elliptical or power walk on the treadmill.

So the first thing I did was hard. I didn't like it. I had to put the half ball on the ground and pull my legs out and in by jumping.

 Out in, out in, times 10. Two sets. Rather painful.

 After that it was time for squat kicks. I did a traditional squat, and then on the way up I had to kick my leg out to the side. This one was much funner! Squats are my favorite :)

At this point, my camera ran out of batteries, so I was spared the picture taking. This was probably a good thing, because I struggled to lift the bar from my feet to over my head. It felt like way more than 45 pounds!

Next is my FAVORITE MACHINE EVER at the gym!! It's the flexibility machine...it's basically a stretcher. I took a sweet pic of the diagram...with me in it (even though you can't see me) with my leg at a 96ish degree angle... it feels so so good!

For my cool down on Monday I decided to bike for a little bit. Little did I know...biking on spin bikes, is NOT as easy as a regular bike. It burns. But I did that and survived. I suppose I should do that more often, cause the more you do something the easier it becomes!

So that was my experience at the gym. I 've been realizing that I don't get as tired doing simple things. I am always ready to keep going. For example today, we had a little softball conditioning sesh. We traditionally do a "big loop, little loop" around the school for warm ups everyday. We did that today, and for the first time ever, I wasn't exhausted and ready to take a nap. It felt wonderful! :D This whole program seems to be working!