mizducky's migrations: a weight management blog with attitude: The duck vs. the machine

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October 19, 2006

The duck vs. the machine

Went down to the exercise room in my apartment complex for the first time since my hysterectomy surgery. Yay me! Did okay on the stationary bicycle--stuck it out pretty well through one of its 15-minute pre-programmed routines, albeit on the lowest resistance setting. Then I tried the treadmill for the first time ... and in ten minutes flat, even on the lowest setting, it had kicked my butt. Ah well. Gotta start somewhere.

October 19, 2006 at 03:44 PM in Exercise | Permalink

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Hey MizD- I somehow never linked to this blog of yours and didn't know about all of this goings on. I had something somewhere else that never gort updated...

The exercise part is going to help you so much; I know. Please, just do the 10 minutes a few more times...you WILL find that you aren't as tired when its over...then you can up the time...and eventually the level..if you tell yourself "only ten minutes a day", well, then you can do it. I will keep checking up on you. -C

Posted by: cathy | October 22, 2006 at 06:47 PM

Thanks, Cathy--I really appreciate the support. I hadn't had a chance to post about it yet, but even with the next day's session with the machines I noticed a little improvement in my stamina. Onward and outward ... :-)

Posted by: mizducky | October 22, 2006 at 08:27 PM

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Susun S. Weed: Healing Wise (Wise Woman Herbal Series)
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