Jul 31 2008
Work Out at Home - Fitness Plan Day 1
My MIL agreed to mind Gavin for an hour in the mornings so that means I can start working out again - and boy do I need to! Lately, I developed a tennis elbow - yet again - from carrying Gavin.
It is easy to get carried away and push too hard when you start exercising again after a long break. It then makes it hard to keep up the progress that you started with and the tendency to keep putting it off becomes too high. Ideally, just start off easy, about half an hour and nothing too tough. Above all, have fun.
So for my first day, I decided to try the Fitball DVD I bought recently. It is a 30 minute of pure pilates workout on the ball. Nice and easy - not to long and not too tough. That’s what I love about pilates - you get to work out without killing yourself. I also love ball workouts because it’s kind to the joints - no stress, and it’s fun.
I did run into a bit of trouble. I started on my own fitball since I couldn’t be bothered to blow up the one that came with the kit. I found mine too flat, so ended up pumping up the new ball only to discover that it is too small for me.
When I did pilates on the ball at Fitfor2, I discovered that the optimum ball size should be one where your thighs are parallel to the floor when you sit on it.
In the end, I just added more air to my ball and got a mini arm workout from pumping up the new ball for no reason.
That was it for my first day into my get fit plan. Next up, I think I’ll try the ball and band exercise DVD…
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My fitball is still flat. I really need to blow it up!
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I’m sure he’ll have lots of fun. The pump that came with the balloons should help, although it might be a little slow since it’s not designed to do heavy duty pumping…
The first fitball I bought came without a pump. And to think it cost me $120!
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