Day 7

[susandennis]

Wow a week!

My broken thighs were killing me last night.  I woke up in the middle of the night and got up to pee and seriously considered just wetting the bed instead.  But, I took some Tylenol and went back to sleep and this morning they were half healed already. 

I did 20 mins on the treadmill most at 2 but a little at 2.5.  Then I did the exercises but I was careful on the thigh killer.  I'm still not sure I'm doing them correctly anyway.  I don't think I like exercises. 

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Comments

a treadmill??

[rev-hank.livejournal.com]

excercises!?!?!

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH MY SUSAN DENNIS!?!?!

Re: a treadmill??

[susandennis]

ha! see what happens when you don't keep up with LJ??

[legalmoose]

If it's muscle soreness you're experiencing, you're better off taking ibuprofen. That'll calm down the inflamation better than pretty much anything else. There's a reason runners refer to it as "Vitamin I". ;-)

[susandennis]

hmmm ok. wonder if I have that. thanks.

I never have focused on the differences in over the counter pain medications. Guess now would be a good time to give it some thought.

[jimcarson.livejournal.com]

I'd second the "Vitamin I" During the peak of the cycling summer, I take "one a day"

Also recommended are sports massages. Because You Deserve It. :)

[letmesaythis.livejournal.com]

I can not imagine life without ibuprofen.

[jwg.livejournal.com]

Is Jerome giving you good stretching exercises? My first trainer was really good at specifying appropriate stretches to do after various activities.

[susandennis]

Oh yeah. Jerome is big on the stretching and I kind of like it myself. And there is a big poster right there in the room where I do my treadmill. The poster gives good examples of stretches for different things plus has how not to do them as well.

Hey, welcome home! Thanks for all the trip notes. I had a good time on your vacation!

[canuckgirl.livejournal.com]

Does Jerome come with the gym membership, or are you paying for him separately? :)

It sounds like a good idea to give advice on exericses and stuff. :)

[susandennis]

My membership comes with 3 trainer sessions. You start with the first one and then you schedule the second 2 whenever you want them. Then, after that, you pay as you go with your individual trainer. Jerome is $55 an hour and we are going to talk Monday about further sessions. I have more to learn about how to do it all.

[canuckgirl.livejournal.com]

Do you actually take a whole hour with Jerome each time you see him?

[susandennis]

oh no! at least not in the first two sessions. they have been about a half hour.

i don't know what to expect about the paid sessions. i'll keep you posted.

[canuckgirl.livejournal.com]

Thanks :)

[sea-weed.livejournal.com]

Definitely worth the $$ for the paid sessions, I've learnt so much that way. I'm sure if I had kept on going my own way I'd be doing all sorts of things the wrong way, or else totally lost interest in the whole thing. I'm impressed with how much cheaper Jerome is compared with my trainer. Tell him he should come work in Australia. And massages are definitely worth the $$ too. I'd have one a day if I could afford it, the results are way better than any drugs I've ever tried. :-)