Activity points earned!!

Well, my week did not start off very well in terms of exercise. I did 40 minutes of Wii Fit aerobics on Sunday but did not do much in the way of exercise for the next 3 days. Lat night and tonight I went to the gym at school and did the elliptical for 48 minutes. I usually have a hard time staying on the elliptical machine for longer than 30 minutes because I get bored easily. This time I watched an episode of a TV show that I had put on my iPOD and time just flew by. The time spent on the elliptical seemed much easier that way. Tonight I went back and did the elliptical again for 49 minutes. I am feeling pretty good. However . . . . .

I was going to do some strength training tonight at the gym. To start with, I do not really know the layout of the machines in that gym yet and I usually have to look over the machines first to figure out how to use them. I was in the gym late tonight and for some reason that is when all the really fit 20 year olds are in there. Seriously, like everyone there late at night was doing serious training. Sadly, I was really insecure and sort of intimidated by them. I did one machine but I was so uncomfortable that I left. I just felt REALLY out of place. I really do not like going to school gyms. I am always afraid that the students from my classes are going to be there and see me all gross and sweaty and with no upper body strength to speak of doing an overhead press with the weight set to 10 whole pounds. It is something that I have to work on and get over my gym insecurity but I have not gotten over it yet. I did make a big step this week because I went by myself and that usually does not happen.

I did come home and do some more core work and some upper body strength training with my free weights for about 25 minutes. I figure that is not a total fail for tonight. I am going to try again with the machines tomorrow and this weekend. Maybe I will feel better if there are more people. It is like the difference between being on a crowded or empty dance floor. Ususally it takes a lot of alchohol to get me on an empty dance floor but I am not sure that would be good right before a workout. I have hit my goal for this week of earning 28 activity points! Yay! Hopefully the results on Saturday will be satisfying.