[cinnamongrrl]

Originally Posted by nycfembbw

I went to the gym today. It was blustery weather outside, so I didn't have to feel guilty for not frolicking outside today.

First I went on the Arc Trainer for 55 minutes, watching a combination of Andy Cohen doing individual interviews with each of the Real Housewives of NJ (snooze) and other equally boring crap. In fact, that's why I skipped the last five minutes of what would have been a nice, clean 1 hour work-out. I just couldn't take the t.v. options anymore!

Special thanks to CinnamonGrrl for posting a photo of the Freemotion machine and talking it up because I was intrigued and was able to find it at my gym! Grrl, you are not kidding about those inclines. I did the Interval program for an hour and was holding on for dear life! I can so tell this is a new favorite! What a great work out! Thanks for getting me out of my regular routine!

Then I did abs, weight lifting, yoga, and stretching for an hour. I was next to the woman with the long black braid. She was doing sit-ups holding a huge weighted ball that she'd hoist over her head. I also spotted Jill first on the Arc Trainer and then later doing her classic Sisyphean stair climbing.

I had a sighting of a woman I've never cared for. She has a bubblegum-bitchy personality, and on top of that she confronted me one day during the time in which the Boston marathon bombers were on the loose. She told me that I was being insensitive for having my black backpack on. She said, "I mean, I know you're cool and all, but I am supposed to report stuff like this." I was lightly apologetic to her and groused to myself about it for a good twenty minutes (thinking prickly thoughts of irritation). Finally, I decided to permanently change my gym bag to an almost see-though small pink hand bag. I'm still very wary of her....

Great work-out today!

It makes me nothing but happy to share my healthy addictions! I'm telling you, those intervals will work bun muscles you never even knew you had... The ONLY thing I don't like is the woozy feeling you have when you get off the machine...like when I used to go to all-night skates as a teen!