Been back to the gym for the last couple of days, just gently to try and get things moving again. It has, for the most part, felt reasonably good to do so — though I made the mistake of going this evening when I was already reasonably hungry and thus by the time I returned I was actually feeling a bit queasy with hunger. That'll learn me.
Having spent so long away from the gym after injuring myself late last year, I've obviously got a lot to do to build myself back up again — not that I was particularly "built up" previously, but I was at least able to manage a 30-minute moderate pace session on the bikes without too much trouble. For these initial sessions, I've tried not to put too much pressure on myself — I just wanted to get moving in any way to begin with, as that's the initial barrier that needs breaking. Now that's successfully broken, I can start looking at making gradual improvements.
To begin with, I'm thinking I might separate cardio and strength training days completely rather than trying to cram them both into a single session. This means that a single session can be a bit shorter and more manageable, and also isn't quite as daunting a prospect going into it while I'm still readjusting. I can always switch back to a sort of "circuit" routine once I get back into the swing of things, but I think this is how I'm going to handle things for now — perhaps punctuated with a day or two of swimming here and there.
I think I'm going to take tomorrow off, though; this evening's strength training left me a bit achey, and I want to try and establish a routine of going first thing in the morning. I successfully managed this on Monday, but failed today, hence the evening session.
Still, as small a step as this might be, it is, at least, progress, I guess.
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