Fitness Hall Of Shame

[Swamp Dog]

this thread is for the flip-side of Wendy's thread

After almost 10 years of doing marathons and triathlons, I have not done a single one this summer. Right now if I got into a pool I'd probably drown, and I managed to hurt a muscle in my BUTT cheek while BOWLING of all things a few weeks ago.

My bike probably has 2 flat tires because the mountains here scare me and I have not ridden all summer. My inline skates have cobwebs on them and I doubt I could get into my wetsuit because I've gained at least 15 pounds since moving here in May.

But I do walk the dog (almost) every day.....that counts for something, right?? right?

I guess that sort of makes this a confession thread....

 

[num]

Now we're talking

It is amazing how quickly one falls out of shape with movement and activity restrictions. Seriously, I knew I'd lose some fitness but didn't expect it to be that much or that fast, especially since I do tons of walking and pull ups and (since I can get wet finally) long, albeit one legged, swims. I get on the elliptical the other day (for the first time since tearing my ACL) and feel like I must've not gotten off my butt since February.

And as the generally super active type, it's such a weird sensation to gain weight while losing muscle. I mean, I'm always far from thin, I'm the type who puts on muscle bulk and I'm also curvy and like to keep some thickness on, but suddenly I swapped out a bunch of muscle and have some jiggly mass. Odd.

I'm banking on my body getting back to its balance once I'm back to my usual lifestyle for a while. In the mean time I'm strangely fascinated by the num/blob hybrid.

 

[altagirl]

I hear ya Num.

I hate the heat of the summer, but was still at least fighting through it and riding a decent amount... until I hurt my leg at Sol Vista in a race about a month ago. And then I couldn't even walk right for 3 weeks. And got told to stay off it as much as possible and do nothing but stretch, ice, and elevate so it would heal before my Whistler trip. Which I did... but there's nothing like 3 full weeks of zero exercise (even walking) to make you feel like a slug.

I did then go to Whistler and ride my bike all day long for 7 days straight. Which probably would have helped more if we weren't drinking beer all night...

Anyway - I started doing speed skating a couple weeks ago and have been going to a personal trainer with a couple friends starting at the same time so hopefully I'll start feeling like less of a blob soon!

 

[Gloria]

ditto

I feel the same way NUM. I had a bad back starting this spring and I was my own worst enemy. As soon as I felt even remotely better I would go out and get after it. Only to wind up back in pain again. I have finally had to slow down and just really start to hold myself back in terms of doing too much. I have had about 2.5 weeks of solid exercise ( longest span since April ) but still at a level even below what I would consider lazy for myself. It's frustrating but I can't keep overdoing it, it's sets me back farther in the long run.

 

[ikkin]

yep, in the same boat. tore the acl last summer, had surgery last october, was okay about rehab for 4-5 months, but have been slacking ever since. this has got to be my longest stretch without running since i was about 8 years old...i played soccer in college and have always been really active. thankfully i've been mountain and road biking a lot lately, but i gotta get off the tush and get ready for this ski season!