So today was my first day at the gym (Club Sport San Ramon, if you're looking for a great family-oriented gym) in over seven years. I like Club Sport because it's big, they offer tons of stuff for the whole family (including karate for kids), they have a heated outdoor pool, and both circuit equipment and free weights.
My weight: 257 (I'm 6'9" so my frame hides this extra weight, but that's about 37 lbs over what I should be.)
I am going to be working with a trainer starting next week, so for the next couple of days, I decided to ease back into the "exercise groove" by doing some basic cardio without taxing myself too much, and yet shocking my body into letting it know that things are going to change.
Exercises:
• pre-stretching (they have this stretching contraption that you sit in, and it really works well)
• basic cardio: three minutes of slow walking and then 15 minutes of medium running on a treadmill, 4.9 speed, 1.5 incline. Followed by 2 minute cool down. I was winded, but felt good.
A blog from Everard Strong, publisher and editor of Bay Area Kids magazine, and father of two. www.bakidsmagazine.com
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