Have you ever seen or used one of these things? If not, you need to find one. They are awesome. I have noticed that the gym has a couple of these things, but stayed as far away from them as possible because they look like a very sneaky, sophisticated scale. I wanted NOTHING to do with another scale. The one in the locker room is terrifying enough. So the claim is that using vibration it helps strengthen muscles and according to one of the trainers it's supposed to help with stretching, too. Apparently, the vibration is supposed to accelerate your workout. Something to do with Newton's three laws of motion where force on an object is a function of it's mass and acceleration: F= M x A. I didn't last long in physics. Truth be told, I dropped the class and decided to take Advanced Studies with Mrs. Means instead. So that could all be totally true, but I don't know. What I do know is that if your legs are sore and you lay down on the floor with your legs on the platform and turn it on high you get a great massage. That is how I use it. I lay on the floor and let it massage my legs. Other people do squats and stuff. I'm not really interested in that. I'll just lay there. I think they are an update to those machines that had the big belt thing that went around your butt and just shook your whole body. Ya know, these things:
I met with Judy, my trainer again on Saturday. This was our second meeting. I feel a little better about her knowledge base. I do think that she needs to work on her listening skills a little more, but then again, so do most New Jersey natives. We focused on flexibility. My hip flexors have some problems in that I don't think they have any elasticity to them at all. She gave me some easy to do, but challenging exercises to try to loosen them, and the rest of my hip/butt/thigh region. It's a 20 minute routine that will be a good start to the morning. I'm pretty sore from them yesterday. It incorporates some core work as well and gets my heart rate up without being too intense. We will see how it goes to fire me up in the morning.
I went to the gym this afternoon. After I was done showering and was getting dressed, a little girl who was in there with her mom was nice enough to point out that my "boobs are bigger than her mom's and my tummy has stripes, too!" She was probably 4. Her mom was mortified, but I thought it was kind of hilarious. At least my boobs are bigger, right? Anyway, it made me think of a conversation I had with my friend Jen about stretch marks. She made a good point, that some people have kids to show for their stretch marks, for the rest of us, we just have to go through puberty. The kid was right, I do have "stripes". I have had them since middle school. Fuckin' stretch marks. I dislike my stripes. Very much.
The little girl's mom is one of the lululemon ladies. They are an interesting group of women I have come to know at the gym. The Lululemon ladies, as I like to refer to them, are very fit women who don't ever seem to be exercising while they are at the gym. They arrive at the gym in a Range Rover, walk around in large groups, and chat. Some even drink coffee while they walk around. They compliment each others outfits and can be overheard asking questions like, "did you get that at the lulu in Summitt? Really? You went to the lulu in the city? You're so lucky. I can never get to the city. I'm just so busy." They are annoying. Not because they wear lululemon apparel, but because that is all they talk about. I love lululemon clothing, too, it just doesn't come in my size or I would totally wear it. Maybe someday, if things go well, I can be a lululemon lady. Probably not.
This gym also seems to have a larger than normal group of selfie enthusiasts. Why do you need to take pictures while you're working out? I don't get it. At first, when I met selfie girl (I mention her in my Full Week One post) I thought she was probably the only one. Nope. Not even close. There even seem to be more men than women in this category. If I EVER post any workout selflies, please punch me in the face with a 10 lb dumbbell.
The Grunting Meat Heads are another group. We all know who they are. They are loud, always drinking a protein shake, and drop things. They tend to travel in groups of two or more. They scare me, not because they are scary people, but because I tend to listen to my music a little loud and every now and again I hear one of their caveman roars and I think that someone has really hurt themselves. It startles the crap out of me.
And last, but certainly not least, my favorite group: The Cardio Dancers. You might think I am referring to someone in Zumba. Well, I'm not. I'm talking about the ladies (haven't seen any men yet) that are getting down on the treadmill and ellipticals. I can't look away. They absolutely crack me up. I love their enthusiasm, not to mention their coordination. Remember the Ok Go video for "Here It Goes Again"? It's kinda like that. A little less choreography. Click here if you haven't seen the video. It's a real treat!
So that pretty much sums up my weekend. I'm on track to finish my first full month 6 pounds under my starting weigh. I little less than I had hoped to lose, but it's steady. We shall see on Tuesday! Have a great week. Thanks for stopping by. I love the comments :)
I definitely would face plant if I tried to dance on a treadmill. Some days running on a treadmill is tough enough! :) Glad to hear your at a negative for your first month! That's awesome!!
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