Weight Training with the Biggest Loser

Tonight was weight training with my hubby. Last night I took a "pass" card because of sheer exhaustion from working my first 10 hour Monday shift and on the verge of getting sick. I think I've done what it takes to keep the cold at bay, but I'm not taking any chances and making sure that I go to bed earlier than I usually do and getting lots of liquids in. Sore throats don't do well for workouts, that's for sure.

So tonight was my first weight training session. I enjoyed slow squats, lunges, an exercise something like straddling a horse (but holding it for 1 minute), calf raises in each direction (straight ahead, then heels out, then heels in), squats with 15lbs of weight, lunges with 15lbs of weight, dips, flutter kicks, crunches, step ups, steps up from further away from the steps and then some proprioceptive exercises standing on one foot, then standing on one foot with my eyes closes. I had some slight issues with standing on one foot with my eyes closed, so Jason told me that he was going to teach me some "Zen" to think about while doing the activity. He said, "Imagine that you are holding onto a pole when you are standing with your eyes closed, it should help to steady you." I closed my eyes and imagined one of those big, thick cement pillar type poles that they use to deter people from driving up to places or parking places that they shouldn't. I figured this was as steady a pole as any to envision and to keep me from falling over. Apparently I was imagining the wrong kind of pole, because my balance got worse!

Jason made fabulous smoothies tonight after our workout. I stretched on our living room floor while watching the end of the Biggest Loser while he combined ingredients of Stonyfield Farms lowfat strawberry yogurt, Whole Foods frozen strawberries, ice and a little bit of skim milk. Yummmm!!!

To note: I was NOT able to easily get up off the floor after stretching and drinking my smoothie because my leg muscle spindles were no longer firing on all cylinders to get me up again. Uggg. Can't wait to see how I feel tomorrow. Pilates will be all the more exciting (and tiring) tomorrow night.