Seriously! I hate the gym after New Years. It is crowded, people don't know what they are doing. They leave the machines all jacked up and don't put stuff back where it should be. Plus, they are rude!
I understand that one of my New Years resolutions was to loose 50 lbs. But if you go back and read it, it says 50 more lbs. meaning I have already started. I have been going to the gym regularly for over three months.
So, last night I get to the gym around 6, about the same as normal. Park, get in, drop Kercher off. Child watch is packed! So I know it is going to be busy, but since the spinning class has already started and is full and the new step class was about to start I am hoping that a good bit of those people belong to those kids. Nope I am wrong. The GYM is full. Almost every machine has someone on it. Well I want a treadmill. So I am waiting in line with the other 10 people who want a treadmill and am getting super frustrated because some people have been on there for longer then 30 minutes. And yes I do that as well, but not when there is a line, It is ok when there are not people waiting you know? I just want to walk up to these people and be like, look, this is how it works. You are allowed to be on the machine for as long as you want but when there is a line it is a 30 min time limit. Besides you won't be here next month so why don't you go ahead and get off so I can get to my workout! But I didn't. I so wanted to though. Instead one of the trainers walked by and said hey and asked me why i was just standing there (I think he is a little dense) anyway, I told him that i wanted a treadmill and that several people had exceeded the limit. The nice dense trainer man let them know they had to get off for me. I could tell this one woman was totally annoyed with me, but seriously get over it. Everyone knows it is a common courtesy at a gym not to stay on the cardio equipment for longer then 30 minutes. UGH!
Well, i get to working out and I am on the machine maybe 10 minutes, as well as I have waited already 10 minutes just to get one a machine. And i know what you are thinking why didn't you just do something else? Well, the only thing available was a stair climber which is fine, except I knew I couldn't work out the next day (meaning today) and I wanted to do my weights with both my arms and my legs to stay on schedule and if I did the stair machine, I would not have been able to do my weight routine with my legs. Anyway, I am on the machine and going good. Tonight I am going to push myself to run a little farther. My goal is to run 4 miles at 6.0 so that is 4 miles in 40 minutes which will be the perfect maintenance routine I think. I can get in and out of the gym in an hour with that and have kids, so that is what I am shooting for. anyway, 10 minutes in and the lady from the child watch is in front of me, my kid is stinky. I am thinking UGH I can not believe this. I just got on here! So I go change him and come back,. The room is empty. All that is there is the people I am used to seeing. It is 6:30. I guess maybe the is the magic number or something.
I have decided that until all these people break their routines over the course of the next 4-6 weeks, i will just have to do my weight routine first and then cardio after so I don't waist time waiting for a machine.
But seriously!!! I really did just want to walk up and say "You won't be here next month, so could you go ahead and get off so I can get going?"
As you know I used to be a personal trainer. With your goals being what they are, it is actually beneficial for you to do cardio last, you'll burn more calories and for a longer period of time. If you're looking to lose weight, do cardio last. If you're the goal weight you want but are trying to maintain, do cardio first. AND by doing cardio last you're actually stretching the toxins out of your muscles after you lift, which means faster recovery and you won't be as sore the next day.
ReplyDeleteAhh, thanks for the info! I will do so!
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