I now think I know how a race horse may feel. I'm pretty excited about starting a new workout program at Capital Fitness in downtown Madison. I'll get into all the details about my workout in the upcoming months, but I just have to share with you the experience of getting evaluated by a personal trainer.
I've worked out a ton in the past by myself, but this is the first time I decided to try using a trainer. I expected someone who had giant muscles and a tiny head to be yelling in my face that I should lift another 500 lbs faster and that I must have "The Eye of the Tiger" in order to have success.
I couldn't be more wrong.
I met with Brian and Pete who are two guys who are in shape, but definitely not total muscle heads. I think the most interesting part was that in my initial evaluation they had me do a few simple things like:
1) March in place with my eyes closed
2) Hold a pole above my head and then bend my knees
3) Get on all fours and stretch out my right hand and my left leg at the same time.
The list went on and on. Nothing was strenuous and they both had clipboards and would occassional whisper to each other and write things down.
It didn't make me feel self-conscious. I was actually more curious. Here are a few of the things I found out:
1) I have poor balance
2) I'm not very flexible
3) I'm out of shape
They explained to me that the way your body moves is just as important as the exercises you are trying to do. In other words, simply running five miles on a treadmill may not be the best way to get in shape and whatever exercise you're doing proper form is a must.
I've heard people tell me I have bad form before, but that was usually at dinner parties. Stay tuned to find out how I'll go from a guy with poor balance and stiff joints to a new and improved guy who can touch his toes easily and have a lot more energy.
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Happy birthday to the Cute Beatle, SIr Paul McCartney! He turns 71 today.
One of the rules for Beatles fans is that you must memorize tidbits of Beatle trivia to try and impress other Beatle fans. This is not that easy to do....as things like...
In 1968, Jeannie C. Riley topped both the pop and country charts with "Harper Valley PTA". She was the first female singer to accomplish that feat and it wasn't repeated until Dolly Parton did it in 1981 with the song "9 to 5". The song was...
This week we're doing story songs on the World's Worst iPod. We start with the story of Billy who really wanted to be a hero. He was a hero, but didn't live to see it and his girlfriend was pretty angry. The song was originally done by...
This week' s Gabby's Pick is another track from emerging artist ZZ Ward's debut album , called "365 Days."
In addition to all the radio airplay " Put The Gun Down" has received, you may also have heard her music on several television...
Apparently Oreo flavored Oreos are not sufficient.
Nabisco is continuing its trend of introducing special limited edition flavors for its Oreo cookies. Last year, the internet was all abuzz about candy corn Oreos, which supposedly didn't really...
One small detail I like about Bonnaroo ... the security people's shirts say "Safety" and "Here to help". They seem well-trained and they do the things security folk do ... but I like the emphasis on safety and that they're doing these things...
I now think I know how a race horse may feel. I'm pretty excited about starting a new workout program at Capital Fitness in downtown Madison. I'll get into all the details about my workout in the upcoming months, but I just have to share with you the experience of getting evaluated by a personal trainer.
I've worked out a ton in the past by myself, but this is the first time I decided to try using a trainer. I expected someone who had giant muscles and a tiny head to be yelling in my face that I should lift another 500 lbs faster and that I must have "The Eye of the Tiger" in order to have success.
I couldn't be more wrong.
I met with Brian and Pete who are two guys who are in shape, but definitely not total muscle heads. I think the most 
interesting part was that in my initial evaluation they had me do a few simple things like:
1) March in place with my eyes closed
2) Hold a pole above my head and then bend my knees
3) Get on all fours and stretch out my right hand and my left leg at the same time.
The list went on and on. Nothing was strenuous and they both had clipboards and would occassional whisper to each other and write things down.
It didn't make me feel self-conscious. I was actually more curious. Here are a few of the things I found out:
1) I have poor balance
2) I'm not very flexible
3) I'm out of shape
They explained to me that the way your body moves is just as important as the exercises you are trying to do. In other words, simply running five miles on a treadmill may not be the best way to get in shape and whatever exercise you're doing proper form is a must.
I've heard people tell me I have bad form before, but that was usually at dinner parties. Stay tuned to find out how I'll go from a guy with poor balance and stiff joints to a new and improved guy who can touch his toes easily and have a lot more energy.
