I wasn’t quite sure what to do first. Weights or Treadmill? I decided to do weights first. To be honest with you, I was a tad nervous to attempt the treadmill. I guess I am a little gun-shy after the injury and time off.<\/p>\n
I then spent about 10 minutes working on the strengthening exercises<\/a> my doctor gave me. My right hip was shaking during some of them. I’m not sure if that’s a good thing–or if it just means that it’s working?<\/p>\n By this time, I had been working out for over an hour.<\/p>\n And so on for ONLY ONE MILE. I thought it would be a cinch–I did 17 miles for Hood to Coast man! I can do 1 mile! Like I said, it was hard to hold myself back. Especially when I’m pumping a little Fiddy Cent on my iPod. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n Upbeat music (like Urban and hip hop or pop) was what I listened to during my runs. The high energy would move my legs for me. So I walked for 1 minute, then 1 did a slow jog.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/IMG_3699.jpg\" "\\"IMG_3699\\"")
<\/a>I didn’t think much about the impending treadmill attempt while I lifted weights. I focused on the routine and my goals. I was also thinking a lot about my morning weigh-in. It was a good time. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<\/a>Seeing results on the scale was a HUGE motivating force. When you see results, it propels you to work harder and try harder!<\/p>\n<\/a>I went to the other section of the gym and worked on my core. I used the medicine ball and did the Russian Twist, then I did some planks<\/a>. Oh my god! My ENTIRE body was shaking as I held the plank for 15 seconds each time. Wow, what a workout!<\/p>\n<\/a>One thing I noticed about the planks (and doing push ups) is that it’s really hard for me to do with my wrist tendinitis. Putting all that pressure on my wrist just HURTS. Anyone know any tips for working around something like that?<\/p>\n<\/a>During that hour, I burned a total of 573 calories during that time.<\/p>\n<\/a>Next up? Time to go downstairs and try the treadmill. I have to admit, it was a lot harder than I was expecting.<\/p>\n<\/a>Why was it hard? Because my instinct was to jack up the treadmill to a comfortable running pace and RUN. But I’m determined to be a good girl and do what the doctor said to do. Here is my Week 1 Routine:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>For the Jog portion of my workout, I set the treadmill at 3.5 for speed. It was slow. I could probably walk that pace honestly but I wanted to ease into jogging and see how my body felt. It felt really good to move like that again! I strictly followed doctor’s orders and was sure to walk after a minute. I was surprised at how long it took to complete the set.<\/p>\n<\/a>21 minutes later I completed 1 mile.<\/p>\n<\/a>I stretched and then headed home to use my foam roller<\/a>. I also iced my leg just to be on the safe side.<\/p>\n