I FINALLY JOINED THE GYM!

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Registered: 03-28-2003
I FINALLY JOINED THE GYM!
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Thu, 12-30-2004 - 5:27pm

I haven't belonged to a gym in 5 years, and I've been trying to fit exercise into my hectic life, and I finally did it today! I joined the local YMCA, and am very excited!!!!

I must admit that I'm a little nervous, because when I did exercise, I really never got sore. But my body isn't the same, and at 31 I'm noticing more aches and pains, so I am concerned about overdoing it. Does anyone have advice for someone getting reacquainted to working out?

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Registered: 12-04-2003
Thu, 12-30-2004 - 9:43pm

I know I am a horrible person for rushing to the gym after a long layoff and totally overdoing it, so I'm going to post some info I found in a separate post, and I'll just link to it here.

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Fri, 12-31-2004 - 8:13am

Congratulations on taking that BIG step, and joining the gym!! I'm sure Miranda's article has something about starting off slowly and gradually increasing your workouts.....I'll just reiterate it here! And do check out shape.com and fitness.com for more advice.


I see on your profile you teach kindergarten (I teach 3-6Montessori).....hope you're enjoying your vacation!! And hope to see you around here in the future ~IslandGirl

Best Wishes for 2005

Getting Fit In Your 30's
cl-vi_islandgirl

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