I'm a firm believer in second chances - must be the baseball lover in me.
Last week, they definitely had a swing and a miss -
STRIKE ONE!!!
But they were resolved in wanting to get a solid hit.
How do I know that?
My Planet Fitness called me yesterday morning to talk about making things right, i.e., safe for all.
Since they were sincere, I gave them another chance at bat this afternoon.
BALL ONE!
That one was a bit low, evidently.
Going in early afternoon, as I is my preference, is definitely better, but the place was getting busy by the time I left at 3:30 PM.
I had meant to go in about 1 PM, but I didn't actually end up there until an hour later.
I did my initial 27 minutes on the treadmill, bopping along at 2.4 mph, face covering on.
Oh, yeah, with all those naked-mouthed heavy breathers, I certainly did.
That's in addition to 'making it rain' disinfectant above, and on, the machine.
I did that for all five of the machines I used, just as I had last week.
No way I want some lunk's exhalations having access to my sinus passages.
All in all, I'm proud of myself for being able to complete my program with PPE in place.
That's right, folks, with face covering on, I was there and active for almost ninety minutes, working my way back to where I was three months ago.
Just what did I accomplish in today's program of muscle movement?
I spent 27 minutes on the treadmill, as I said, walking and dancing for 1.0 miles.
At the end of my time there, I spent another 12 minutes to move 0.5 miles.
(I would have been there longer, but the place was getting cluttered with lunks, to the right of me, in front of me, and behind me.)
My next machine was the Abdominal #5, where I did 60 reps of 50 pounds, or, as the bodybuilders say, I moved three thousand pounds.
That's what I was doing before they closed on March 20th!
Yeah, me!
Then I headed for the serious mouth-breathers region, where the heavy weights are.
The Hammer Strength MTS Iso-lateral Row was my goal, using 15 pounds on each side, but moving both arms in sync for a total of 30 pounds on the arm and back muscles.
That was done for 60 reps, as three sets of 20 each, so my arms moved 1800 pounds.
That should firm up my back again!
It's not quite as much as I was moving three months ago, but pretty close.
The last two machines are the ones I feel most comfortable with over in the weights area.
That's because they face the large glass windows, not the mouth breathers.
Those two are the hip adduction and the hip abduction, which were used at the 55-pound setting.
On the former, I only completed 40 reps, but on the latter I did 60 reps.
All in all, my hips, thighs, and butt moved 5500 pounds - almost three tons!!!
Not quite up to the former level, but certainly not bad!
I'm very glad I had recorded my PF program in the sands of my beach!
My little black book is lost, so I would have had no logbook of my program.
Now that I have compared today's accomplishments to those prior ones, I can adjust and move forward again.
I think I'll try that tomorrow...
starting at about 1 PM.
(smile!)
Now, though, it's time for "Quantum Leap" and it'll be another one I haven't seen yet.
Yesterday at 7 PM was one such, "The Color Of Truth", s1e7, with its "Oh, boy, I'm the black chauffeur of Miz Melny in 1955".
Today, at 6 PM, it'll be "Camikazi Kid", s1e8, with an "Oh, boy, I'm a hotrod driver in 1961".
How did I miss those the first time around?
Well, they would have aired on the same evening, which might have been a Tina Tuesday, just as today once would have been.
I'm hoping, when the cinema reopens on July 15th, that Tina Tuesdays may again be a "thing".
Meanwhile, I wish the bfrb happy fishing... maybe he needs a new lure?
He probably ought to be sure he lists his job as "youth psychologist".
Might attract more sea life that way.
(smile)
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