My shoulders; “Hey remember how yesterday you did the sword thing and THEN the total gym?”
Me; “Yeah.”
My shoulders; “Fuck you.”
Me; “Suck it up you goddamn whiners we’re doing it again tonight.”
My shoulders; “ :( “
Ah they’ll be fine. Sunday’s a rest day, and they’re just sulking about upping the upper-body workout a bit beyond what they’re used to.
A second workout’ll actually help get the stiffness and soreness out. I’ve been doing martial arts for years, I know what I’m about.
My legs: you motherfucker, WHY ARE YOU STILL DOING SQUATS
Me: because the booty will be glorious
My legs: fine, but it’s gonna hurt every time you do a full body stretch, so FUCK YOU
Me: …okay, fair. We’re still doing another hundred squats tonight, though
So, @systlin and @dancing-thru-clouds (you glorious people who work out and clearly enjoy it) I would really appreciate your help. Back before my eating disorder and depression came for me with a baseball bat and smacked me into a lump of unformed dough I used to compete in half marathons, wakeboard and do several classes at the gym each week. In the last few years I have managed to get my eating disorder under control to the extent I considered my in full recovery and for the first time in ten years I’m also off my anti-depressants and my energy levels are coming back. However the thought of even attempting to go for a run, never mind set one foot in a gym, is terrifying because although I managed to keep walking semi-regularly my muscles have lost their form and are hidden under layers of excess padding and I cannot do even 5% of what I used to be able to manage with ease. So I was wondering if you had any suggestions for basic exercises that I can do in comfort of my house (I have hand weights but no other equipment) that would help me recover my base strength and give me the courage to work towards finding the joy in exercise again. And maybe go back to some classes eventually.
We may have a miscommunication. I actually hate working out. But getting in shape is an important part of something I want to do, so I suffer
Get a small dumbbell, amd you can do bicep curls, squats, wall pushups, anything that doesn’t require a machine
These thingies right here, if you can swing buying one.
They’re easily stored, and can just be gotten out of the closet and set in front of the TV. Play video games or watch something as you work out. I love mine so goddamn much, and use it more than the treadmill. Am considering donating the treadmill, since I never actually use it any longer in favor of the mini-stepper.
If you don’t want to buy anything, just…jog in place. I do that fairly regularly. Just do what you can, walk in place for a bit for a bit, jog in place for 30 seconds, repeat. Put a show on to watch as you do this.
Seconding the small dumbbell.
Squats, crunches, and good ol’ pushups require nothing but you.
There’s lots of totally and completely free workout videos on youtube that you can do equipment free in your own home.
I do my workout on Carrie Fisher standards. Yanno, stay afraid, but do it anyway? Except hate it all, but do it anyway
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