When I pulled into the car park at the hotel on Sunday night, I stepped out onto crunchy glass, glass that, earlier that evening, had been part of the passenger window of the car in the next space. I moved to an underground car park straight away.
Thus I was thankful that I had selected a hotel with a gym so as to avoid the urban dangers outside. I also avoided some freezing temperaures and snow, which was a bonus.
Although small, the gym had the two things I was looking for. An elliptical trainer and a treadmill. The plan was to use the elliptical for 10 minutes and then do 2 lots of 8 minutes on the 'mill, adding up to slightly more cardio work, but with less impact. Thus I would be able to train each day without blowing up my ankle. This worked out OK except for Thursday when I woke up feeling just rotten and abandoned hope of achieving very much of anything all day.
The results:
Monday 1.6 miles at 10 min pace ( 2 x 8) plus 10 mins on elliptical.
Tuesday 1.6 miles at 10 min pace ( 2 x 8) plus 10 mins on elliptical.
Wednesday 1.6 miles at 10 min pace ( 2 x 8) plus 10 mins on elliptical.
Friday 1.6 miles at 10 min pace ( 2 x 8) plus 10 mins on elliptical.
All this followed by that full English breakfast I spoke of last time.
I found the elliptical quite difficult. This was because I felt off balance all the time and it's like you're constantly supporting you weight on your quads - the isn't the same "rest" that you get in the return part of your stride. This may well be why it's good at what it does, but it does little for calves, as Phil says.
All the best.
Mr Stumble
1 comment:
Great indoor workout Andy ... seems like everyone is heading for the Gym, but I think Steph (New York) wins the prize for the coolest gym.
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