I am so proud of myself. This morning, I managed to get out of bed at 4am to head to a yoga class at the gym. The class started at 5:10. I arrived with my yoga mat in tow - and some nerves twitching in my stomach. I have done a little yoga in the past - but I'm in no way any kind of yoga pro.
We set up our mats, and it was time to start. It seemed like in no time at all, sweat was literally dripping off of me. It's absolutely amazing how stretching can be so tiring. I was able to do most of the poses with little difficulty - it was actually harder to hold the pose than to get into it. The warm-up was fabulous, the rotation was great - and then we moved on to postures. They were a lot more challenging. I did the poses, but man it was hard holding them for as long as we had to. My arms and legs were buckling under the pressure. I had a really hard time with the core work, but kicked butt in the floor work. The final cool-down felt like I was in paradise.
I left the gym feeling so relaxed, rejuvanated, and ready for my day. I really thought that I was going to rush home and want to curl up in bed after getting up so early - but I don't. I feel more energized today than I have in a LONG time!!
I plan on going back Wednesday morning - but then I will probably have to give up going to the gym. My brother is staying with me right now, so he was able to watch the kids while I went. Steve works nights, so when my brother goes home - I won't be able to get up and head out at 4:30 in the morning. I guess I will just have to invest in some decent yoga DVDs and get up 3 times a week nice and early to get my yoga in. It's such an amazing workout - low impact, but effective. I'm really glad that I decided to get up and go.
Tonight is another night of bootcamp. It's amazing to know that this Wednesday will be the halfway point. I already feel like I've come a long way, and I'm excited to see the continuation of my strength throughout the next 3 weeks.
Till next time. :)
Monday, June 21, 2010
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Happy Father's Day!!!
I started today out much better than I started my honey's birthday back in February. I didn't wake up cranky, I didn't forget to say "Happy Father's Day", and I bought him a gift. I'm with one of those guys that "doesn't do holidays". He thinks every holiday is a commercialized ploy to make people buy things. (**Rolls eyes**) He, however, never takes back the gifts we buy for him..LOL
Holidays may not be a big deal to him, but they are to me. I think that there are good reasons to celebrate holidays - and don't always have to be about buying gifts. I will admit that Mother's Day and Father's Day aren't huge celebratory occasions in my house - but something nice is always done.
Last weekend, Steve (my honey) and I went and had tattoos together. It was a late Mother's Day gift for me, and an early Father's Day gift for him. I enjoyed doing that together - but I still wanted to do something small for him today. So, I got up this morning and I'm currently cooking a healthy quiche for breakfast. I'm also cooking dinner tonight - so that he can have the "day off". One of my closest friends was awesome, like she always is, and bought Steve a nifty skewer set for the grill. I bought him a Barbeque Bible to go along with it. Steve LOVES to cook, and grill, so the gifts were perfect for him. The added bonus is that the kids and I can benefit from the fabulous new creations he'll be making on the grill..LOL
In regards to my own dad - today makes me a little sad. A couple of years ago, it was decided that I wouldn't buy gifts for my own parents. The main reason was because I tended to have more money during Mother's Day - but was a little short on Father's Day. I felt that it was unfair - so I cut them both off. I really hate it because this year, things are a little better for us financially - and I really would like to do something special for them both. I love my parents very much - but my father and I have a very close bond. My mom is more like a "best friend" and my dad is - well, my dad...LOL I think that this year I will find something that I can give to both of them...and from now on, I'm going to lift the "no gift rule". I just hate not being able to buy gifts for them.
Anways, enough with my own personal babbling. I was a bad girl and didn't go running this morning. I was up at 7:30, but it was already over 80 degrees outside!! That's really nothing compared to the temperatures that I do bootcamp in - but I chickened out. It just means that I will get a small jog in on the treadmill this afternoon, and work on some more weights. I'm getting excited about yoga class in the morning - my stomach is feeling much better so I'm hoping that the stretching I do in yoga will be a help to getting it even more recovered.
Well, that's it for me today...everyone enjoy the holiday. :)
Till next time. ;)
Holidays may not be a big deal to him, but they are to me. I think that there are good reasons to celebrate holidays - and don't always have to be about buying gifts. I will admit that Mother's Day and Father's Day aren't huge celebratory occasions in my house - but something nice is always done.
Last weekend, Steve (my honey) and I went and had tattoos together. It was a late Mother's Day gift for me, and an early Father's Day gift for him. I enjoyed doing that together - but I still wanted to do something small for him today. So, I got up this morning and I'm currently cooking a healthy quiche for breakfast. I'm also cooking dinner tonight - so that he can have the "day off". One of my closest friends was awesome, like she always is, and bought Steve a nifty skewer set for the grill. I bought him a Barbeque Bible to go along with it. Steve LOVES to cook, and grill, so the gifts were perfect for him. The added bonus is that the kids and I can benefit from the fabulous new creations he'll be making on the grill..LOL
In regards to my own dad - today makes me a little sad. A couple of years ago, it was decided that I wouldn't buy gifts for my own parents. The main reason was because I tended to have more money during Mother's Day - but was a little short on Father's Day. I felt that it was unfair - so I cut them both off. I really hate it because this year, things are a little better for us financially - and I really would like to do something special for them both. I love my parents very much - but my father and I have a very close bond. My mom is more like a "best friend" and my dad is - well, my dad...LOL I think that this year I will find something that I can give to both of them...and from now on, I'm going to lift the "no gift rule". I just hate not being able to buy gifts for them.
Anways, enough with my own personal babbling. I was a bad girl and didn't go running this morning. I was up at 7:30, but it was already over 80 degrees outside!! That's really nothing compared to the temperatures that I do bootcamp in - but I chickened out. It just means that I will get a small jog in on the treadmill this afternoon, and work on some more weights. I'm getting excited about yoga class in the morning - my stomach is feeling much better so I'm hoping that the stretching I do in yoga will be a help to getting it even more recovered.
Well, that's it for me today...everyone enjoy the holiday. :)
Till next time. ;)
Saturday, June 19, 2010
School's Out for Summer!!
Today is my official first day of summer break. I haven't had a "summer break" since I was in high school - 9th grade, actually, cause I worked while in 10th - 12th grade. Even the past three years while in college, I had a part-time job while out for summer. This year, for the next six weeks, I have no school, no work, nothing...except of course freedom to focus on my body and my family.
Being that today is my first day - it's going to be devoted to relaxing. It's only fair that for at least one day I do nothing but laze on my deck and do some reading. There will be more days during the break that I will do the same - but definately today.
So, what are my plans for this monumentous first summer break in over a decade? Well, on top of bootcamp every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evening until July 16th - I'm not 100% sure. I know that I really want to spend some valuable time with my kids. That will include many trips to the pool, some movie trips, park picnics - family stuff like that.
I also want to devote some hard time on me, also. Monday morning, I will be getting up at 4am to go to my first yoga class that begins at 5:10. I will be doing yoga on Wednesday morning too, if I'm up for it after the first class. I really want to give yoga a try - not thrilled about having to get up at butt crack 30 to do it - but I'm hoping it will be really good for me. The instructor that does the yoga classes also does spin classes, so the following week I may give spin class a go. My biggest challenge will be what to do after bootcamp ends. As much as I have really warmed up to the idea of having a gym membership, it's just not going to be feasible once I start teaching in August. My hours will be so crazy, that it will be really hard to justify paying for a gym membership that I might be able to use once a week. That means, I will need to take everything that I learn at bootcamp and find a way to apply it to things I can do at home. That will be quite a challenge, but one I think I can do.
Ok, so now that's out of the way - on to my bootcamp replay from last night. It was another very difficult evening - probably the hardest thus far. The temperature alone made things extremely hard. When I pulled into the gym parking lot last night my car themometer was reading 97 degrees!! The evening started out with the basic burn-outs, warm-ups and calasthetics. It was then on to the obstacle course. We did it once in groups of 3 - with the usual calasthetics while waiting for the other groups to finish. After that, we were given the wonderful news (**insert sarcasm**) that we were going to do "double duty" on the obstacle course. The definition of "double duty" means running the obstacle twice without stopping in between. It was hard, grueling, hot...but I did it. After the short victory of my ability, it was on to sandbag drills. I will say right now that I HATE sandbag drills. It wouldn't be so bad if we used 50lb weights - at least they wouldn't leak sand all in your face, hair, eyes, and shirt. A 50lb weight would also be a lot easier to freakin' pick up and carry. After what seemed like an eternity of lifting and lunging with the sandbags, we could finally put the horrid things back on the pile. I thought that the evening was finally coming to a close, but I was wrong...ugh!! After what can only be described as complete muscle failure, we get the added bonus of getting to run SPRINTS..that's right, not jogging..SPRINTS!! A total of 17 to be exact. We ran eight 25 yard sprints, then six 50 yard sprints, and then three 100 yard sprints. My first couple of sprints were awesome...I hauled ass down the sidewalk. The jogs back to the starting line started getting slower and slower, until they became walks, and by the 4th or 5th sprint turned into hobbles. As soon as I got back to the starting line the dreaded "go" was yelled in my ear - signaling to haul ass down the sidewalk again. By the 100 yard sprints, my legs felt like the were hanging by a string - I could barely walk, let alone sprint 100 yards. I finished the night drained of every ounce of energy, drenched in sweat, and in shock at how much we had done in such a short time. I was so glad for the punishment to be OVER!! Now, I'm back to looking forward to Monday and hoping that my soreness is gone by then...hopefully the 5am yoga class Monday morning will help with that.
Till next time :)
Being that today is my first day - it's going to be devoted to relaxing. It's only fair that for at least one day I do nothing but laze on my deck and do some reading. There will be more days during the break that I will do the same - but definately today.
So, what are my plans for this monumentous first summer break in over a decade? Well, on top of bootcamp every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evening until July 16th - I'm not 100% sure. I know that I really want to spend some valuable time with my kids. That will include many trips to the pool, some movie trips, park picnics - family stuff like that.
I also want to devote some hard time on me, also. Monday morning, I will be getting up at 4am to go to my first yoga class that begins at 5:10. I will be doing yoga on Wednesday morning too, if I'm up for it after the first class. I really want to give yoga a try - not thrilled about having to get up at butt crack 30 to do it - but I'm hoping it will be really good for me. The instructor that does the yoga classes also does spin classes, so the following week I may give spin class a go. My biggest challenge will be what to do after bootcamp ends. As much as I have really warmed up to the idea of having a gym membership, it's just not going to be feasible once I start teaching in August. My hours will be so crazy, that it will be really hard to justify paying for a gym membership that I might be able to use once a week. That means, I will need to take everything that I learn at bootcamp and find a way to apply it to things I can do at home. That will be quite a challenge, but one I think I can do.
Ok, so now that's out of the way - on to my bootcamp replay from last night. It was another very difficult evening - probably the hardest thus far. The temperature alone made things extremely hard. When I pulled into the gym parking lot last night my car themometer was reading 97 degrees!! The evening started out with the basic burn-outs, warm-ups and calasthetics. It was then on to the obstacle course. We did it once in groups of 3 - with the usual calasthetics while waiting for the other groups to finish. After that, we were given the wonderful news (**insert sarcasm**) that we were going to do "double duty" on the obstacle course. The definition of "double duty" means running the obstacle twice without stopping in between. It was hard, grueling, hot...but I did it. After the short victory of my ability, it was on to sandbag drills. I will say right now that I HATE sandbag drills. It wouldn't be so bad if we used 50lb weights - at least they wouldn't leak sand all in your face, hair, eyes, and shirt. A 50lb weight would also be a lot easier to freakin' pick up and carry. After what seemed like an eternity of lifting and lunging with the sandbags, we could finally put the horrid things back on the pile. I thought that the evening was finally coming to a close, but I was wrong...ugh!! After what can only be described as complete muscle failure, we get the added bonus of getting to run SPRINTS..that's right, not jogging..SPRINTS!! A total of 17 to be exact. We ran eight 25 yard sprints, then six 50 yard sprints, and then three 100 yard sprints. My first couple of sprints were awesome...I hauled ass down the sidewalk. The jogs back to the starting line started getting slower and slower, until they became walks, and by the 4th or 5th sprint turned into hobbles. As soon as I got back to the starting line the dreaded "go" was yelled in my ear - signaling to haul ass down the sidewalk again. By the 100 yard sprints, my legs felt like the were hanging by a string - I could barely walk, let alone sprint 100 yards. I finished the night drained of every ounce of energy, drenched in sweat, and in shock at how much we had done in such a short time. I was so glad for the punishment to be OVER!! Now, I'm back to looking forward to Monday and hoping that my soreness is gone by then...hopefully the 5am yoga class Monday morning will help with that.
Till next time :)
Friday, June 18, 2010
It's Official!!
I'm officially signed up for the 5K Cancer Challenge that is taking place next Saturday morning. Can't think of a better way to celebrate my "kid free" weekend than with a great charitable run.
If you remember, my first 5K wasn't exactly what I planned. I had a messed up knee, it poured down rain, and I finished the race in a miserable 48 minutes. I really kind of gave up on working out and running for several weeks after - until I started bootcamp.
Now, I feel stronger than ever. My running still hasn't gotten to where I like it, but I'm hoping that the strength and endurance that I'm getting through bootcamp will help me through next week's race. My ultimate goal is to finish in less than 35 minutes - but I will be OVER JOYED if I finish in less than 40. Shaving 8 minutes off my time will be a big accomplishment. I'm still not up to being able to run for a long amount of time - I'm capping at about 3 minutes per interval, but my time having to walk is decreasing. At bootcamp Monday night, I was able to run for 3 minutes with a 1 minute walk interval inbetween for 30 minutes. There were several times that I was running for longer than 3 minutes - by the constant battering of "don't you stop running!!! Keep moving!!" from a certain drill instructor. Maybe I should record him telling me that and play it in my iPhone as I'm running??? That could be a great way to get through it...LOL
Last night, I managed to get in a good workout. I worked on the weights for about 30 minutes - focusing on my arms, chest, and back. Then I did a little while on the treadmill. I'm going to try and do the same tomorrow and Sunday - and work out Tuesday. I need one rest day, so I guess that will be next Thursday - cause bootcamp the night before the race is surely going to have a nice impact on me. I might surprise myself in the morning and actually head to the track. I so prefer running outside to my wobbly treadmill - plus it's a great stress reliever for me. It would mean having to get up at about 6:30 again in the morning, but I've done it all week - one more day isn't going to kill me.
To add an extra bonus - I'm thinking about taking a couple of yoga classes and/or spin classes next week. A perk of bootcamp is that I get to attend classes FREE!! One of my BC instructors teaches yoga and spin. She wants me to give the spin class a chance...I'm a little nervous, but I might as well take advantage of anything I can get. The yoga classes are at 5:10 in the morning!! That wouldn't be so bad, but having bootcamp the same nights would mean up at 4am, yoga, home, sleep -or I'll be totally wiped out by the time BC started.
Well, there's my rambling for today. It's my last day of summer school today - and I'm super excited about that. Now I can devote more time to planning out some good blog posts. :) Oh, and one last side note - I cheated this morning, and stepped on the scale. It said 223lbs!! Could it be that the weight is now starting to disappear?? That would be nice...guess we'll have to wait and see what the official results are next Wednesday - but that's a step in the right direction. It puts me at the official 40lbs of weight loss since January 17th. It took a lot longer than I had planned - but it's there. Here's to the next 40lbs (hopefully a lot quicker than the first).
Till next time. ;)
P.S. I started a fundraiser page to try and raise some extra money for the Cancer challenge. If you have a couple of dollars to spare - I would really appreciate you helping me reach my goal. :)
Joanna's Cancer Challenge Fundraiser Page
If you remember, my first 5K wasn't exactly what I planned. I had a messed up knee, it poured down rain, and I finished the race in a miserable 48 minutes. I really kind of gave up on working out and running for several weeks after - until I started bootcamp.
Now, I feel stronger than ever. My running still hasn't gotten to where I like it, but I'm hoping that the strength and endurance that I'm getting through bootcamp will help me through next week's race. My ultimate goal is to finish in less than 35 minutes - but I will be OVER JOYED if I finish in less than 40. Shaving 8 minutes off my time will be a big accomplishment. I'm still not up to being able to run for a long amount of time - I'm capping at about 3 minutes per interval, but my time having to walk is decreasing. At bootcamp Monday night, I was able to run for 3 minutes with a 1 minute walk interval inbetween for 30 minutes. There were several times that I was running for longer than 3 minutes - by the constant battering of "don't you stop running!!! Keep moving!!" from a certain drill instructor. Maybe I should record him telling me that and play it in my iPhone as I'm running??? That could be a great way to get through it...LOL
Last night, I managed to get in a good workout. I worked on the weights for about 30 minutes - focusing on my arms, chest, and back. Then I did a little while on the treadmill. I'm going to try and do the same tomorrow and Sunday - and work out Tuesday. I need one rest day, so I guess that will be next Thursday - cause bootcamp the night before the race is surely going to have a nice impact on me. I might surprise myself in the morning and actually head to the track. I so prefer running outside to my wobbly treadmill - plus it's a great stress reliever for me. It would mean having to get up at about 6:30 again in the morning, but I've done it all week - one more day isn't going to kill me.
To add an extra bonus - I'm thinking about taking a couple of yoga classes and/or spin classes next week. A perk of bootcamp is that I get to attend classes FREE!! One of my BC instructors teaches yoga and spin. She wants me to give the spin class a chance...I'm a little nervous, but I might as well take advantage of anything I can get. The yoga classes are at 5:10 in the morning!! That wouldn't be so bad, but having bootcamp the same nights would mean up at 4am, yoga, home, sleep -or I'll be totally wiped out by the time BC started.
Well, there's my rambling for today. It's my last day of summer school today - and I'm super excited about that. Now I can devote more time to planning out some good blog posts. :) Oh, and one last side note - I cheated this morning, and stepped on the scale. It said 223lbs!! Could it be that the weight is now starting to disappear?? That would be nice...guess we'll have to wait and see what the official results are next Wednesday - but that's a step in the right direction. It puts me at the official 40lbs of weight loss since January 17th. It took a lot longer than I had planned - but it's there. Here's to the next 40lbs (hopefully a lot quicker than the first).
Till next time. ;)
P.S. I started a fundraiser page to try and raise some extra money for the Cancer challenge. If you have a couple of dollars to spare - I would really appreciate you helping me reach my goal. :)
Joanna's Cancer Challenge Fundraiser Page
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Injury? What Injury?
So, after a long day of worrying how much I wouldn't be able to do at bootcamp yesterday, I came out working my butt off...literally.
After a quick meeting with the instructors when I arrived, they assured me that they would find alternative exercises for me to do that would give me the same benefits - but less strain on my stomach. They weren't kidding, either.
I started out by doing push-ups on the beam. I was so proud that I was able to knock out over 20 before hiting my "burn out" level. A week ago, I could barely make it to 10. Once the workout actually got underway, we were told that we were going to do circuits. I was so nervous, cause circuits are all calasthetics - something I knew I would have trouble doing. Well, I didn't. I did push-ups, swimmers, donkey kicks, knee lifts, basketball tosses, etc. The only modification I needed was for flutter kicks and mountain climbers - but the modifications were just as tough. We did 3 circuits - 70 seconds each, 50 seconds each, and then 40 seconds each. After that, it was another nice long run around the gym - twice.
The night seemed to zoom by, and not once did I start feeling any pain. I left looking like I had just gone swimming with my clothes on!! I can really feel the strength that I've gained -and in such a short time.
Next weekend, I'm running another 5K. I'm actually quite excited to see how well I do with my added training.
Wanted to give a quick update on Patsy. If you remember, Patsy is the amazing woman I met at bootcamp last Friday. Well, she's had some medical issues and last night she found out that the trainers really thought that she wasn't going to be able to do bootcamp. The trainers offered her personal training sessions in place of bootcamp. I was so amazed to see how upset she was - this woman is pure willpower, I tell you what. She still hasn't made her mind up whether or not she's going to take the personal training sessions - because she thinks it will mean that she's "quitting". I say - DO IT!!! I've never seen so much determination in a person - she thinks that it's me motivating her, but the motivation is definately the other way around. She makes me want to continue with everything I have - just as she's doing.
Patsy, honey, if you're reading this I hope you take my suggestion and the offer of the personal training. I will still be here for you - and will see you through your own weight loss journey. Taking the offer doesn't make you a quitter...it shows your strength to do whatever you have to do. :)
Till next time. ;)
After a quick meeting with the instructors when I arrived, they assured me that they would find alternative exercises for me to do that would give me the same benefits - but less strain on my stomach. They weren't kidding, either.
I started out by doing push-ups on the beam. I was so proud that I was able to knock out over 20 before hiting my "burn out" level. A week ago, I could barely make it to 10. Once the workout actually got underway, we were told that we were going to do circuits. I was so nervous, cause circuits are all calasthetics - something I knew I would have trouble doing. Well, I didn't. I did push-ups, swimmers, donkey kicks, knee lifts, basketball tosses, etc. The only modification I needed was for flutter kicks and mountain climbers - but the modifications were just as tough. We did 3 circuits - 70 seconds each, 50 seconds each, and then 40 seconds each. After that, it was another nice long run around the gym - twice.
The night seemed to zoom by, and not once did I start feeling any pain. I left looking like I had just gone swimming with my clothes on!! I can really feel the strength that I've gained -and in such a short time.
Next weekend, I'm running another 5K. I'm actually quite excited to see how well I do with my added training.
Wanted to give a quick update on Patsy. If you remember, Patsy is the amazing woman I met at bootcamp last Friday. Well, she's had some medical issues and last night she found out that the trainers really thought that she wasn't going to be able to do bootcamp. The trainers offered her personal training sessions in place of bootcamp. I was so amazed to see how upset she was - this woman is pure willpower, I tell you what. She still hasn't made her mind up whether or not she's going to take the personal training sessions - because she thinks it will mean that she's "quitting". I say - DO IT!!! I've never seen so much determination in a person - she thinks that it's me motivating her, but the motivation is definately the other way around. She makes me want to continue with everything I have - just as she's doing.
Patsy, honey, if you're reading this I hope you take my suggestion and the offer of the personal training. I will still be here for you - and will see you through your own weight loss journey. Taking the offer doesn't make you a quitter...it shows your strength to do whatever you have to do. :)
Till next time. ;)
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Weigh-In and Measurements Time
I wasn't very happy when I stepped on the scale this morning. It must be stuck - cause once again my weight is 225lbs. The postive is I didn't gain any weight....but after the compliments I have received this week I was sure that I would of lost a couple of pounds. My instructor did warn me on Monday not to take the scale's number to heart and that again it would be possible to have gained a pound or two. I didn't gain, so not gonna dwell...now it's time for the "physical" results - the inches!
This week's official results:
Weight: 225lbs (still no change)
Measurements:
Waist: 40 1/2" (no change)
Chest: 41" (-1")
Hips: 47" (-1" from first week, I didn't include this last week)
Bicep: 15" (no change)
Thigh: 23" (-1/2")
Calf: 17" (-1")
Quite an assortment this week. No change to my waist or bicep but good drops in everything else. I'm happy with that.
I know that my injury is going to be a damper on the types of results that I was expecting. It just means that I have to pick up my game in the cardio area - and work as hard as I can on everything that doesn't cause any strain to my abs. The one area of the body that I really need to most work just has to be the one area that I have to avoid..geez.
Oh well - here's to another week of doing what I can. :)
Till next time ;)
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
A Late Quickie
Not that!!! You perverted people!! I mean, it's late in the day so I thought I would fit in a quick post.
Last night at bootcamp, things got kind of rough. What we thought to be a strained hip flexer muscle now may be a sports hernia. Unfortunately, when you don't have medical insurance - and the only treatment for a sports hernia is surgery - there just isn't much I can do.
Don't worry - I'm not quitting bootcamp. I know that a lot of you are saying "is she crazy??" The best way to answer that is - "probably". It's just that I've come too far to give up now. The pain is above my pelvic bone. There is no swelling or lumps - so they don't think it's a hernia on my stomach. There's a possibility that I ripped a muscle - so I just have to be careful not to put too much strain on it.
The set back for me is that I can't partcipate in the calesthetics - which really works my core. I can still participate in the cardio exercises and the obstacle course.
Last night, I was sent into the gym to do a 5 mile stationary bike ride while the rest of the group did calesthetcis. I did that in 15 minutes (I actually did 6 miles). I went back outside just in time for a nice, long run. The run lasted about 25 minutes and I managed to run most of the way. I was able to stretch at the end of the night, too, so that was good.
I'm very disappointed that I'm going to have to miss out on some of the activities now, because I'm not going to benefit as much as everyone else. I'm hoping that the cardio and strength training I can do will still be good enough.
Well, that's today's "quickie".
Till next time. :)
Last night at bootcamp, things got kind of rough. What we thought to be a strained hip flexer muscle now may be a sports hernia. Unfortunately, when you don't have medical insurance - and the only treatment for a sports hernia is surgery - there just isn't much I can do.
Don't worry - I'm not quitting bootcamp. I know that a lot of you are saying "is she crazy??" The best way to answer that is - "probably". It's just that I've come too far to give up now. The pain is above my pelvic bone. There is no swelling or lumps - so they don't think it's a hernia on my stomach. There's a possibility that I ripped a muscle - so I just have to be careful not to put too much strain on it.
The set back for me is that I can't partcipate in the calesthetics - which really works my core. I can still participate in the cardio exercises and the obstacle course.
Last night, I was sent into the gym to do a 5 mile stationary bike ride while the rest of the group did calesthetcis. I did that in 15 minutes (I actually did 6 miles). I went back outside just in time for a nice, long run. The run lasted about 25 minutes and I managed to run most of the way. I was able to stretch at the end of the night, too, so that was good.
I'm very disappointed that I'm going to have to miss out on some of the activities now, because I'm not going to benefit as much as everyone else. I'm hoping that the cardio and strength training I can do will still be good enough.
Well, that's today's "quickie".
Till next time. :)
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