I brought my gym bag to work today, but for the life of me could not find my badge (which is necessary to get into the gym). I resigned myself to having to skip my workout today, and idly mentioned it to my buddy Russ. The conversation went something like this:
Me – “I was planning to hit the gym again today, but…”
Russ – “But!?”
Me – “Yeah, but…”
Russ – “BUT!?”
Me – “Well, I can’t find my badge to get in.”
Russ – “So I’ll wait till you’re off and let you in”
It never even really occurred to me to ask anyone to wait around for me (I get off later than most the people in our office). I wouldn’t have gone to the gym today, and I wouldn’t have felt bad about it as it wasn’t due to lack of desire, just unfortunate circumstances. Instead, I got 30+ minutes of cardio in, with just alittle help from my friends.
– Cardio –
- Treadmill – 30 Minutes
- Stationary Bike – 6 Minutes
My knee really didn’t respond to a second day of exertion in a row, and I had to call it quits early into my biking. I’ll take a day off and look into a knee brace, but I’m definitely in this one for the long haul now.
That’s great! Aren’t you glad you went?! I feel so much better when I hit the gym up. Physically and mentally. I have a tendancy to feel guilty when I miss a scheduled gym day.
Also, I have been having some knee pain when I am on the treadmill and I just got a knee sleeve type brace with the hole cut out in the middle you slide on. It was like $10 @ Wal-mart, I might have even got it at Walgreens, but it works wonders. You really can get them cheap anywhere!