After 2 days recovering from the soreness, I was able to get back up on my feet to work out again. During those 2 days, I felt bad about myself since I was out of shape. My arms, upper abdomen, and legs were sore that effected me on having a bit of a hard time getting up and down.
I improved my jogging time on the treadmill by extending another minute from 15 to 16 minutes. Although a minute may sound nothing, but I'm slowly pushing the time up as each time I go on the treadmill. My 2nd time of working out wasn't as bad as the first. In comparison to Day 1, I was coughing up for air after I was done with the treadmill. I'm also having minor coughs myself which makes it worse. Day 2, I felt improvements, although my legs still felt wobbly when I was done with the treadmill. I was able to do jump-roping at a faster rate and slightly improved on doing sit ups. I'm still sore on my upper abdomen, but I am not sore like how I was after Day 1.
There might be reasons why I have felt very sore from Day 1 of workout. The possible reason was that it was because I didn't ate anything. I worked out at 8pm and my last meal was at 1pm. My cousin warned me next time that I have to eat 2 hours before working out. Otherwise, I wouldn't have the energy on working out. Another reason could be that I didn't stretch before exercising. Since I haven't worked out for awhile, I didn't thought about how much pain I'd experience from not stretching. After learning my lessons, I ate ahead of time before working out and I did some stretching before jogging on the treadmill.
Tina, your cousin was completely right. You must eat a few hours before your workout! I learned the hard way! I felt when I wouldn't eat before my workout, I wasn't as strong or hydrated. My workouts weren't as long and I wasn't as productive. I'm sure you learned your lesson! As for being sore on your first day, that's great! That means you're working muscles you've never worked before. Once your body gets used to you working out, you'll notice the soreness will go away! I'm sure you've already started to notice. Well good luck!
ReplyDeleteTina, I agree with Sara being sore means you were able to work your body out successfully! You should eat before your workout and drink water throughout your work out to stay hydrated. Little improvements are better than nothing :) it is awesome that you are working hard and pushing yourself further. Just make sure you stretch so you don't hurt yourself and make sure to work different muscles out the next day so your sore muscles have time to re-build. This self-change goal is proving a good work out for everyone, good job so far Tina!
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ReplyDeleteWe have all been there, and felt the soreness after a long and hard workout. I am glad you were able to persevere and continue. As you get accustomed to working out, your body will start to get used to it, and your workouts will become easier. Pretty soon, you will be running for hours non-stop (like the energizer bunny!). Your cousin is right about giving your food a couple of hours to digest. It is a lot harder to run on a full stomach. Good job on keeping up with your workouts, and you'll get your HIGH-FIVE at the finish line!