Day 4

So after my lack of cardio yesterday I set the goal that I would absolutely get some done today.
After a long day of studying for my dementia midterm at school, I left at about 8:30pm to head to the gym.  Usually, I would want to head back home and treat myself to a TV show or two.  But I knew that I wanted to be able to post that I had done my workout.

I'm also experimenting with modifying my perspective about going to the gym.  At first I was thinking "I have to go to the gym" (which doesn't sound fun), then I was thinking "I'm looking forward to accomplishing my goal so that I can post it on my blog" (which is better), then I arrived at the novel thought: "I'm going to TREAT myself to a session at the gym".  I thought about how nice I'd feel when my muscles were all warmed up and blood flowing.

I had a potential roadblock on my way to the gym - in Toronto we have streetcars.  These streetcars run on tracks on the street.  For any bike (but especially for a road bike like mine with thin little tires) it can be easy to get caught in the tracks if you don't watch out.  I have always been very cautious about tracks, but today as I was passing a car parked in the bike lane I fell into the tracks and completely wiped out.  It wasn't that bad, just a skinned and stiff knee, skinned knuckles, jolted body.  After I had gotten over the shock of it, my first thought was "I'm still going to go to the gym.... and this is going to be a HARDCORE story to post on my blog!"

At the gym I ran 14 laps (2 km), taking it easy on my slightly stiff right knee.  I did various weight machines and I kept track of the amount of weight I lifted for each so that I can gradually increase the amount that I lift.  I also did some Pilates 100s, leg lifts and stretches.