Ok, since yesterday\'s only culinary adventure was my morning smoothie, I\'m going to delve into a few tangential subjects today. Beginning with my new workout regimen: the TRX suspension workout system.
What I like:
* it is a small light weight system that attaches to a sturdy door or window that can support your body weight. I use the window in my treatment room, because it is very sturdy, and it is in the middle of the wall, so I have the ability for a wide range of motion. The problem with doors is they are often adjacent to a corner, hallway, or some other structure that will limit your movement.<
*it is not a bungee style system, which means your body weight is your resistance, which you can increase or decrease with the angle of your stance in relationship to the machine.
*it is very easy to setup, take down, adjust, and essentially consists of one piece of assembled equipment. Depending on where you will use it, and the type of mount, there is one extra strap to deal with. There is never changing of bands, chords, weights etc. * The system is fully portable. You can easily take it to the beach, anchor it to a tree, and get going. also, it weighs just about nothing. The real contribution to the effectiveness of each exercise is you.
* It comes with a simple, short, full body workout, with a variation of each exercise to fit your fitness level.
What I don\'t like:
* I\'ve never been a workout video kind of person, and I imagine I am not alone in this regard. The same cues, encouragements, suggestions, etc all at the same time make a daily workout fell very homogenized and tend to decrease interest and motivation over time. This is not a flaw of the system of, but rather a stumbling block I think many will encounter.
* it is very tricky to get into position for many of the exercises which involve using the foot holds to suspend the feet in the air. Each morning I find myself continually pausing the DVD during this segment to readjust the straps, and or my body to try to complete each exercise. Perhaps this is just a situation where, once agin, the problem is with the operator and not the device. I do suspect these exercises may be ore easily accomplished when the machine is mounted from overhead so as to eliminate the pitfalls of being close to a wall, unfortunately I am not equipped to use this kind f mount at home,so the struggle continues. Even if you don\'t use the machine, you can modify some of the core exercises to be done without it.
My workouts have thus far felt productive, amd the beginners workout definitely leaves me much room for improvement. They suggest doing this workout 3-4 times a week, but of course, since I\'m feeling very full-tilt about wellness these days, my aspiration is to do it every morning. Truth be told it is nothing most of us can\'t hand to some degree, and I suspect that these directions are directed to the lowest common denominator.
My energy level is way up these days. Although I\'m still finding that I am resistant to getting out of bed in the morning. My initial thought was to get up at 6:00, have my smoothie,and then workout, but so far, 7:00 or 8:00seems more realistic. Weight is holding steady at about 10lbs lost, and while I\'m not committed to continued weight loss, I am committed to continued slimming and toning.
I am noticing that I am shopping every day, and that as with most anything, eating and living well costs money. In the spirit of that I have created a spending journal, and a food journal, to track my input and output financially and nutritionally. I will share what seems appropriate, but in general this will be for my eyes only. My hope is that the initial expenses will start to Peter out, and the day to day fruits, veggies, etc, will be more manageable. Look to this blog to alert you to great deals I\'m finding in local markets, online, and elsewhere in the universe. I promise to share.
Yesterday\'s smoothies was dates, bananas, almond milk, and a few kale leaves and celery, sweet and delicious. This one definitely appeals to my mothers taste buds, which are household looking for "sweet" and can detect a Starbucks at 500 paces.
Once again, I neglected to take any picture, but I promise to take some shots of tonight\'s raw lasagna! I actually get really excited about photographing food! See you in orbit!
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