Why lunges are tough
I figured out the other day why doing lunges is so darned difficult.
I realized that I've NEVER done them before at any point of my entire life! No wonder it's been a struggle! It's an entire motor skill I've not used, never learned. Balance on these is really tough for me. I'm not sure I could do them at all without the assist of the TRX trainer or my fitness ball.
I'm working on it. Today, we did intervals in water aerobics and I threw myself at that, so I was wiped after. Didn't want to walk or swim. But I did take the time to get in the shallow end and practice walking lunges in the water. It's not real work for my muscles because of the water support, but it's hard balancing in the water, so I thought it would help me with that and just getting the form and motion down.
Anyway, good class, good workout.
My new 2X swimsuit (hopefully the LAST 2X) arrived yesterday. It fits! It actually looks a bit more stylish, or at least you can tell that I have an hourglass shape. Though I think the top half of the hour glass is shrinking more than the bottom half. I'm not sure how good it will be for swimming, but I expect I can live with it for the three months it will last.
I just had a smoothie of fresh pineapple, banana, coconut milk, green tea and vanilla protein powder. And spinach. Hit the spot!
Regardless of what you do, consistency is the key. Even when you don't feel like doing a workout do it anyway.
It's good for your body to do different as long as it's not too stressful.
Keep up the great work!
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Sometimes I think I might be putting to much stress on my body... I do tend towards slow, rather than fast recovery.
But if things start getting too crazy, I back off for few days, go easier, let my body repair and then am ready to rumble on.
I reckon one of the great ironies of losing and gaining weight for most women is that the top half of the hourglass - as you so eloquently put it! - always shrinks before the bottom half, and the bottom half always expands before the top half! Sigh, oh well, you can't have everything though can you?
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Nope. No spot reducing. Ah well, at least things are shrinking!