Posted by Noa on January 5, 2001, at 10:20:35
In reply to Re: anergia, posted by SLS on January 4, 2001, at 20:52:41
I am finding I love using the weight devices. I am not pushing myself to do too much, just enough to start feeling where each of these muscle groups are, to get acquainted with ones I never "met" before, and reacquainted with the ones I haven't paid attention to in a long long time.
I enjoy this part of the routine so much. It is my "reward" for completing the cardio part of the routine, which I also enjoy, but still takes a fair amount of "psyching".
It strikes me that your thinking about weight sessions 2 hours long may create a barrier to getting back into it at all. To return to this after a long hiatus, you wouldn't expect yourself to do 2 hours of weights, would you?
I keep having to remind myself that ANYTHING I do, in terms of exercise, is a huge improvement over my usual---ie doing none at all. I do feel the pull to "be better at this", go faster, workout longer, etc., but I am working hard to talk back to that voice to tell myself that baby steps is not only ok, it is absolutely necessary if I am to really make exercise a part of my life for the long run.
And, yes, I also feel wonderful after exercising. On days I don't exercise (and I have been averaging 3 times per week), my muscles cry out to me as though thirsty for the movement. It is amazing, because I dreaded starting exercise so much!!! Now I am beginning to notice the difference between how I feel after spacing out in front of my computer games (scrabble, solitaire, etc.) and how I feel after getting up and moving.
I feel my body loving the exercise, and I feel so good afterward, it seems like instant injection of the best antidepressant. Who knew that my body had this internal pharmacy just waiting to be accessed?
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