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I haven't been good about posting about workouts. I think it used to keep me accountable, but these days, I dunno, there are so few people reading that it doesn't seem as useful, maybe. Or I just have less compulsion to digitally chronicle my whole life.

Whatever, it seems like it might still be useful for motivation and benchmarking to do this.

So! I made it to the gym today without my gym buddy, Azure. I treadmilled for 30 minutes - 20 at 5.5, 5 at 6, and then realized I had pushed it too hard with that and backed it down to a fast walk of, um, 4.5 I think, for the last 5. Then I decided I hadn't done enough because that was only 2.5 miles, so I hopped on the elliptical. I intended to go for another 30 minutes but due to a user error ended up with about 45 minutes instead. Between the two I went about 6 miles, which I think is pretty good given my current fitness level. And then I did some situps and floor work to finish off. And collapsed in the (very hot) sauna for a bit.

Elliptical machines are weird, but do seem to be easier on my knees than running.

Sometimes I am amazed at the level of fitness I must have had to do triathlons, and wonder if I will get back to that level (like I want to). We'll see!

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I'm not sure I like elliptical machines, because they don't let me move as much.

They are weird, aren't they? They have taken me some getting used to, especially when one told me to pedal backwards! (I was like, WTF?? SERIOUSLY? and then I did it and felt weird the whole time.)

I am a little worried that the elliptical tradeoff for me may be that they are easier on my knees but harder on my hips. Swimming, at least, is easy on all the joints. Yay for that.

I rode my stationary bike this year: first time this winter.

B

This year = this week? Good on you! I do not have any exercise equipment at home, but am glad to have the Y accessible almost entirely by skyway. (I have to cross the street before I'm in the skyway, but that's it.)

K bought me a device that turns my bicycle into a stationary bike for Christmas. I finally got it all assembled yesterday.

B

Oh, a trainer? Cool. I sometimes want one of those. Not for the folding bike (pictured), natch, but for the road bike.

Elliptical machines are fully awesome. That's going to be the first hypothetical gym purchase for us, mostly because it won't hurt my knees at all.