We’ve been using the elliptical for the past 8 workouts. It’s been fun-enough, but on Wednesday we decided to switch it up because: 1) I was experiencing plantar fasciitis and 2) it’s nice to have diversity. Hubby got an invitation to play racquetball, which allowed him to socialize while working out. I decided to hit the weight machines in an effort to start my journey of building some muscles.
When getting into the habit of exercising, there there’s nothing wrong with doing the same thing for awhile. After all, when I first resolved to do this challenge, my only aim was creating a routine so that working out would become more a part of my daily life. Having a desk job, it’s easy to pack on the pounds and not get enough physical activity, which I experienced. Still, experts recognize the benefits of switching up your workout routine—one of them being prevention of overuse injuries. There is also documented benefits of combining cardio and weight lifting to achieve maximum weight loss. Sign me up!
With this in mind, hubby played a little over 30 minutes of racquetball and burned a whopping 420 calories! My work out, while not as sweat-inducing, was also as challenging. I used the rowing machine for almost 4 minutes to row a distance of 500m. 4 minutes may not seem like a lot, but I tell ya, your arms turn to slush at the 2-minute mark (if you’re as untrained as I am). I also used the weight machines to do 3 sets of 10 reps of the following moves: pectoral fly, rear deltoid, seated leg press, pulldown, and a variation of rowing. I set all the machines to 30 lbs. because I’m a weakling right now. Still felt the burn!
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