I stepped back into exercise today....m

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Registered: 02-12-2004
I stepped back into exercise today....m
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Fri, 03-18-2005 - 5:09pm

and I could definitely tell that my muscles' memory has faded dramatically since I stopped my strength-training a month ago. Bleah!

I helped my husband deliver square bales of hay...242 of the 55 pound bales. They are about 3 feet long and must be picked up & thrown either about 20 feet or above my head, depending on where the stack is. Talk about weight lifting!

I must admit that I don't mind this type of exercise: it has a purpose. Mowing the lawn is good, shoveling dirt into a wheelbarrow for the flowerbeds is good, hauling hay is good. Aerobics, stationery bikes, etc. don't just appeal to me because I am counting the clock and won't see the benefits for a week. With the others, I am knocking myself out, time flies and I can see the results immediately. The weightloss that comes a week later is a fringe benefit.

Have a good weekend, everyone!

Caryn

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Sat, 03-19-2005 - 9:40am

Good for you Caryn- I agree with you, it feels great to get out and do something that you see immediate results in....I'm going to be washing my car later ;-)


Hope you're enjoying the weekend~

~IslandGirl


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Registered: 12-04-2003
Sun, 03-20-2005 - 10:30am

Caryn, that kind of exercise is fantastic, and talk about killing two bird with one stone!!