HeidiBack on my #rowing bullshit. I have to start getting serious about my workouts again. Today I did a beginner's class to start building strength back. 25 minutes with Dark Horse Rowing on YT. A Concept2 didn't magically fall out of the sky and into my library/workout space so I had to use the cheap, rusty dusty Sunny that I own. Made the best of it. Feeling pretty freaking smug right now. Will I be able to walk tomorrow? Who knows! #POTS
Warm, damp day today, but I got a 37 minute walk in before the rain. I did laps in my long driveway, to the mailbox & back. Added 30 jumprope hops at the start of each lap. My heart rate really didn't like it (shut up, heart rate, no one likes you when you misbehave) & I was nauseated by lap 5 but I powered through. It felt good to get the walk in, despite feeling like I was dying. 🤣 Square dancing starts up again in a few weeks & I want to be able to comfortably move.
Setting an intention, because I'm struggling with #exercise commitment:
Tomorrow I'm going to do at least 15 minutes of loving movement.
It can be rowing, Pilates, walking, weights, jump roping, or stretching. It's probably going to be a mix of all the above.
I need to workout. I need to get over the pain hump. A normal body adjusts to movement quickly. A #POTS body isn't normal. I need to be consistent. And to go SLOW. 15 may be too much. I need to get back to #KickingTheShitOutOfPOTS.
I need to attempt to work out again. Finished a whole 12 minutes of stretching before my body went into fight or flight mode. I felt cold, shaky and nauseous. But hey, it's 12 more minutes than I did yesterday, right? Listened to an exercise motivation meditation before starting & honestly, I was in pain just laying on the mat so I'm shocked I managed what little I did. I have no idea how to stay motivated. I know that I was Very Annoyed by all the commercials on YT. #KickingTheShitOutOfPOTS
20 minutes of rowing and 30 minutes of pilates. That's enough for #exercice today. Tomorrow is #SquareDancing and I don't want to be too sore. (The entire time I did pilates I was swearing at myself. I'm back to needing breaks in a set. Annoying. I'll get there. Just have to keep showing up.)
Today I did a lot.
10 minutes rowing
10 minutes pilates
10 minutes upper body weights
20 minutes yoga stretching
I need to refocus and get back into working out. I noticed that I'm deconditioning and it freaks me out. Walking alone isn't going to cut it. I need to row. I need to weight train. I need to do #Pilates.
I need a workout partner willing to poke me with a stick when I lack the motivation to move.
Back to #SquareDancing lessons tonight, after 2 weeks off for the holidays. I'm still messing up calls and honestly, I'm inwardly so angry at myself about it. (Grr, brain!!) I keep feeling like my dancemates are annoyed by it but I know they're not. We all laugh. I'm concerned that guys will stop asking me to dance. Plenty of partners this evening at least.
Also have to get back on the #KickingTheShitOutOfPOTS train. Choo, choo! It's just been so windy & unpleasantly, bitterly cold. #FuckWinter
Running a little late with my morning but got a quick 23 minute walk in. It's chilly and gray but the driveway was clear of ice and I had my heated gloves on high until I warmed up. My blood is flowing. Off to shower & the food bank. Then work a bit, get Younger Kidlet from school, get us to the rink, more work, dinner, then maybe hanging with an old friend. Listing it here should be reassuring when really it just overwhelms. 8pm can't come soon enough.
I'm slowly getting back into the #pilates groove. With this morning's class my body was super annoyed about it but I told it to shut the fuck up & keep moving. Admittedly not the smoothest pilates ever done but I made it through a full 30 minute session. 💪 I finished 45 minutes ago & I'm still shaking. 😬 Now off to the food bank, if I can find a ride. #KickingTheShitOutOfPOTS
Got a 45 minute walk in this morning. Enjoyed the sun. Chatted briefly with a raven, who, I think, was trying to tell me that the mealworm holder was empty. Watched Husband load the garage with firewood. Fed the birds. Worked. Napped. Now to get cookies in the oven and fold 2 loads of clothes.
I guess I did ok today. You? What was good?