Thread: I am officially UNFIT!!

After all the debating on what to do for the best...gym, treadmill etc... finally treated myself to an elliptical cross trainer to use at home.

It arrived yesterday, and hubby had the job of carting it upstairs into spare bedroom and putting it all together. It took quick a while!!! and even longer to figure out where it plugged into the mains!! LOL

Finally at 10.30 pm I got to have a go. (by this time hubby had gone to bed as he was cream crackered just putting it together. ).

23 mins later I was gasping and ready to keel over , but I did feel pleased with myself for having had a good start, clocking up a few km and burning a few calories.

Decided to do the "pulse test" on the trainer which tells you how fit you are after exercise and recovering. Kind of wish I hadnt. . Out of the rating of F0 - fit to F6 - unfit/poor...guess which one I came out ?????

Yep.... F6 and I thought I had been so good. !!!

Never mind, I felt better for doing some exercise. who cares what the machine says!! LOL

Deb x

Hi Deb,

If you have not done exercise in a while it is best to work into it slowly but surely

I am using a 2 in 1 Cycle/Cross Trainer and I am finding if I can do five minutes at a time I am doing well, could only manage 3 minutes when I started on Sunday night. I have borrowed it from my friend as it was just an ornament in her bedroom, used more as a clothes horse

It is not like the ones in my local gym which are much easier to use this one is very difficult but I am sure a few minutes here and there through out the day is better than nothing.

I feel so unfit

Love Mini xxx

Hi Deb

Best place to be only one way to go. Good Luck with it!

Just a quickie have a aeorbics class in 13 minutes. Don't want to go in late...again!

Dizzy x

Hiya Deb

Well done, 23 mins is good going, don't think I could manage it.

Keep up the good work, speak soon
xxx

i think 23 minutes on a cross trainer is pretty darn fab!

i had one from the catalogue and managed 5 minutes at a time but almost died a few times lol. its no back at the catalogue headquatres (it brok under the strain lol) and i use the gyms stuff now. havent quite got up the courage to try the cross trainer again so am on the cycles and trwadmill lol

i reckon u did great!

Originally Posted by Karen

i think 23 minutes on a cross trainer is pretty darn fab!

Thanks ..but I do confess I was on the easy level. .

Dont dare try it on mountain trek, fat burn or some of the other fancy levels it has.

lol..my 5 minutes were on the easy level too!

so i still think u did bloming marvellous

Am up to 35 mins now. (ssh still on easy level) and clocking up a MASSIVE 8km.

Pretty pooped at the end of it still. Wonder when it will get easier. LOL

The people at the bus stop find it a great amusement to see me puffing and pounding away on the x-trainer.

I see your busy shoveling the snow

Originally Posted by Mini

I see your busy shoveling the snow

where, what snow ?

Was so gutted this morning to see we had only had a dusting!! and not the inches promised. , was looking forward to a day off work. LOL