The Aftermath

I don't know if this happens to anybody else, but whenever I embark on a big activity like yesterday's snowshoeing outing or hiking through the Grand Canyon, my body gets tired but my mind is wide awake.  Such was the aftermath of Thursday's outing.  By 9:00p I wam physically exhausted, but couldn't get my mind to relax.  I finally fell asleep around 1:00a, only to wake up at 6:300a!  But ironically, I was never really tired during the day.  The only side affects were that my legs felt like they weight 100 lbs. each!  They weren't even really sore, just tired and heavy.

I should have done the stretching DVD from my P90X workout program, but because I was babysitting most of the day I didn't.  And could have done it after the baby left, but life happened first ... the dryer broke, I had to help someone with a computer problem and Tony (happily) caught an earlier flight home.  So instead of working out I spent the afternoon/evening on the phone and driving.  By the end of the day I could feel my legs tightening up, but still they never really were sore.

This morning did the P90X Legs and Back workout.  I am very glad I didn't attempt it the day before I went to the mountain and I did struggle with it a bit today.  Mostly I had problems with the 3-way lunges that include a kick.  Bringing my leg up for the kick was difficult.  Overall I still felt really physically tired so I did no more than 10 reps of each workout.  Afterwards I did the Ab Ripper workout.  Again, I never did more than 15 reps of each exercise ... but at least I did it.

Because Tony was in the middle of his workout when I finished, I decided to do the Stretching DVD as well ... and am I ever glad I did.  By the time it was finished my legs no longer felt heavy and I was getting very deep into each stretch.  Ahhh!

Tomorrow is the dreaded Kenpo workout.  I am seriously contemplating substituting the Cardio X and practicing my kick boxing moves with the Wii.  Between the two I should get the same general workout, but not feel like such a fool doing it!

We're off to visit some of our favorite wineries this afternoon to pick up our club wines.

Have a great Saturday!

Cheri