This morning, Paul and I went for our first formal workout at WMU's Student Rec Center. It's really, really nice inside, and is the only gym I've ever seen with enough cardio machines to keep their droves of human hamsters happy. Everything's shiny, clean and new. There're 8000 ft2 of weight machines, a track, and a pool/sauna all within easy reach.
The workout went smoothly; stretching and warmup walking, then 25 minutes of cardio on the elliptical (dang, I love those things) and then 30 minutes of weight machines. I never got up the spine to start jogging like Tish (who is still my hero) but after twenty minutes of hard (160 strides/min) work on the elliptical without needing to stop or slow down, I think I may try jogging /walking intervals over the next couple weeks to see how much I suck. I think I can do it, but I just have some deep hardwired, post-high-school-gym aversion to running.
I didn't try to push or overdo anything; used all the weights on the lowest setting just to get my body back into the feeling of working out. I feel really good and energized now, and I'm hoping that we can continue to drag our asses out of bed at oh-dark-thirty three times a week.
Ellipticals are teh b0mbz. Seriously, I love them. Part of the reason why I'm running now is because I no longer have free access to one (there were benefits to the Fin Aid office being in the gym). It's alot easier on your knees and hips than running is ... so if that works for you, by all means go for it!
Well done, and happy anniversary!