So with a Lifetime membership you get a free assessment with a trainer, so I did this last night after work. And it was awful. My trainer Justin was a kid in his early 20's with large muscles and even bigger attitude. He was quite condescending, and pretty much made me feel awful about myself: I don't eat right and should be taking vitamins ("And, oh! We sell some right here!"), I don't do enough strength training ("You'll lose muscle mass as you head into your 40's."), I need to stretch more, monitor my heart rate ("I recommend this $150 GPS watch."), and my training regimen is lame ("You should get a personal trainer for only $99 a session!")
And then he would ask me questions to see if I was paying attention. I wanted to smack him. Instead, I just smiled and nodded and will go on with my life- sans personal trainer. So there.
Today I swam 20 laps in the pool with frequent breaks. I was told by an unreliable source that 34 laps is a mile, and I'm pretty sure my arms will fall off before I ever get there.
I work 3-11:30pm tonight, and plan to take a nap sometime before that. Or make banana bread. Or both.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Facebook vs Blogger
As obsessed I've been with Facebook lately, I'm finding that I want to say more that just "Jean is...". So here is a bit of an update on me:
I haven't run in almost 2 months because of the pain I've been having in my right hip/butt. I saw an opthopedic MD, and am now going to physical therapy once a week. PT is very helpful because, in addition to giving me exercises to strengthen my butt, they are helping improve my running form. I joined Lifetime Fitness in December, and it's been the BEST. I've been ellipticalling, rowing, biking, swimming, racquetballing, etc. Part of my therapy is to walk for 4 minutes, run for 1 minute. It's such a tease, but I'll take whatever running I can get at this point. So far, no pain!!
I recently registered to do a mini-triathlon in July. It's in and around Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis. Ellen kind of got me all excited about triathlons, but I'm terribly nervous. The swim is .4 miles, with a 15-mile bike and 3-mile run.
A week after the triathlon, I'm climbing Mt. Whitney in California with a high school friend, Jen Lowney Welter. It was her idea, and she has done all of the leg-work for the trip so far. I'm hoping to be more helpful in the near future. We will camp a couple of days before the hike for acclimatization. We will go with a guide, and it will take us 3 days, 2 nights. Apparently, the route can be done all in 1 day, but we figured since we're going all the way out there, we should take our time! It's located in Sequoia National Park, 14,505 feet above sea level.
The Emergency Room has been a place of much hilarity and learning for me. I'm now getting trained into triage, which is quite terrifying. I've come to learn that many people are mean and self-righteous, and I'm going to have to find a way to deal with them.
I am pretty sick of this cold weather. Right now the wind chill is -11 degrees. Just nasty. One good thing about the cold is that I've been watching a ton of movies. I highly recommend "Run, Fatboy, Run!" and "Burn After Reading". I still want to see "Slumdog Millionaire", "Mama Mia", and a slew of others.
I'm still dating Cameron, a guy I met at the hospital in 2007. We've been going out since June, and so far so good! He's in culinary school and also working at Stella's Fish Cafe a few nights a week. And yes, I'm reaping all the benefits.
I dyed my hair black last week, and it's been hard to get used to. My Facebook "friends" on are insisting on a picture, so I will try to post one when I get a chance.
That's all I have for now. I hope to update this blog with some regularity
I haven't run in almost 2 months because of the pain I've been having in my right hip/butt. I saw an opthopedic MD, and am now going to physical therapy once a week. PT is very helpful because, in addition to giving me exercises to strengthen my butt, they are helping improve my running form. I joined Lifetime Fitness in December, and it's been the BEST. I've been ellipticalling, rowing, biking, swimming, racquetballing, etc. Part of my therapy is to walk for 4 minutes, run for 1 minute. It's such a tease, but I'll take whatever running I can get at this point. So far, no pain!!
I recently registered to do a mini-triathlon in July. It's in and around Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis. Ellen kind of got me all excited about triathlons, but I'm terribly nervous. The swim is .4 miles, with a 15-mile bike and 3-mile run.
A week after the triathlon, I'm climbing Mt. Whitney in California with a high school friend, Jen Lowney Welter. It was her idea, and she has done all of the leg-work for the trip so far. I'm hoping to be more helpful in the near future. We will camp a couple of days before the hike for acclimatization. We will go with a guide, and it will take us 3 days, 2 nights. Apparently, the route can be done all in 1 day, but we figured since we're going all the way out there, we should take our time! It's located in Sequoia National Park, 14,505 feet above sea level.
The Emergency Room has been a place of much hilarity and learning for me. I'm now getting trained into triage, which is quite terrifying. I've come to learn that many people are mean and self-righteous, and I'm going to have to find a way to deal with them.
I am pretty sick of this cold weather. Right now the wind chill is -11 degrees. Just nasty. One good thing about the cold is that I've been watching a ton of movies. I highly recommend "Run, Fatboy, Run!" and "Burn After Reading". I still want to see "Slumdog Millionaire", "Mama Mia", and a slew of others.
I'm still dating Cameron, a guy I met at the hospital in 2007. We've been going out since June, and so far so good! He's in culinary school and also working at Stella's Fish Cafe a few nights a week. And yes, I'm reaping all the benefits.
I dyed my hair black last week, and it's been hard to get used to. My Facebook "friends" on are insisting on a picture, so I will try to post one when I get a chance.
That's all I have for now. I hope to update this blog with some regularity
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