Our Journey - Fitness Friday-Week 3 Progress

~ Jan. 23, 2009
Fitness Friday-Week 3 Progress

Week 3 saw a little progress. I am down 1 pound. I exercised on the Wii Fit twice, Thursday and Friday-because I could hardly walk Sunday/Monday/Tuesday. On the Wii Fit I got a new personal best score on the chair pose 80. I also did the 6 minute hula-hoop for the first time-and I scored 4 stars with 1914! Wow-that is a tough one.

Now, an explanation about why I couldn't walk for 3 days. Saturday we took the youth to the Winter Jam concert at the USF Sun Dome. I didn't expect for this to be an exercise opportunity but it became one. Once we found our seats on the upper concourse (one flight of stairs) and got settled there was an announcement about a youth leaders meeting in the Green and Gold room. So I headed down (2 flights of stairs) met up with a bunch of other youth leaders at the corridor that leads to the meeting rooms. We were met by a security guard telling us we can't go that way because that is where the artists were dressing for the concert. He said we would have to either go around the outside of the building and come in the front (not an option because this was a pay-at-the-door event with no tickets and we would be charged again for admission) or try going to the upper level, where it should be less crowded to get through to the front of the building. So we quickly headed up (3 flights of stairs) to the upper level. It was very crowded up there-the concert was a sell out and they turned hundreds away at the door. By now I am panting and have been unable to keep up with the others I had met moments earlier. So, I headed back to my seat (1 flight of stairs). During the concert I had to leave twice to take kids to the bathroom (a total of 1 flight of stairs) and then when we left at the end of the concert there was that last flight of stairs. Nine flights of stairs!! I new I was going to be in trouble when I was standing in line for the restroom and my leg muscles were twitching like they had been through an intense workout.

Sunday morning when I woke up to go to church, I could hardly move. I was so stiff, my thighs and calfs were very, very tight. I chose to wear my new favorite shoes that hubby bought me for Christmas because they are super comfy-they are Sassari Crocs.
I did ok Sunday morning, though it hurt to go up and down the two steps to the stage. Monday and Tuesday were even worse, I think wearing the wedges to church made things worse. So, that is the long story as to my odd Saturday workout and why I couldn't workout during the beginning of the week.

I made some progress this week drinking water too. Yay Me!