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I think I'm finally winning at exercise.
When I first started my routine (30 minutes on the exercise bike a day, with one day off a week (and addition days off as needed to keep me from tearing something), set on a reasonably high tension) a couple of years ago, I'd do my time and then have rubbery legs and be all tired. The last couple of months, I've been feeling really good after my exercises. Last night I finished my time on the bike and then took a twenty-minute round trip non-exercise bike-ride to pick up some staples that I was out of.
So... winning.
Still not ready to go up another notch of tension, though. I gave that a try and I didn't feel like I could make the full half hour at that level, so I eased it back. I don't want to make some of the mistakes I made early on and kill my leg muscles for a week.
I should probably take tonight off though. I haven't taken my weekly break in a couple of weeks, and this morning I felt the signs of overuse in my legs on my bike ride in to work.
When I first started my routine (30 minutes on the exercise bike a day, with one day off a week (and addition days off as needed to keep me from tearing something), set on a reasonably high tension) a couple of years ago, I'd do my time and then have rubbery legs and be all tired. The last couple of months, I've been feeling really good after my exercises. Last night I finished my time on the bike and then took a twenty-minute round trip non-exercise bike-ride to pick up some staples that I was out of.
So... winning.
Still not ready to go up another notch of tension, though. I gave that a try and I didn't feel like I could make the full half hour at that level, so I eased it back. I don't want to make some of the mistakes I made early on and kill my leg muscles for a week.
I should probably take tonight off though. I haven't taken my weekly break in a couple of weeks, and this morning I felt the signs of overuse in my legs on my bike ride in to work.
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