Over the past 72hrs I've participated in my 4 favourite activities - softball, dancing, soccer and swimming - in that order. Talk about shock to the system! Surprisingly, my body feels great, apart from a slightly sore back that I think came from playing 3 softball games on Saturday - nothing that a trip to the chiropractor can't fix.
After a pretty sedentary summer, apart from the weekly soccer game and the odd stroll with my family, I was afraid my body might go on strike! Anyone that plays softball knows it doesn't count as 'exercise' - especially in a coed beer league... We drink more calories than we burn! lol!
Fortunately there is only a brief overlap between activity seasons, so after next weekend, the only scheduled activity in my life will be swimming and a bellyfit aerobics class I signed up for. Our first class was supposed to be last week, but am I ever glad it was postponed! Not sure my body would have ever forgiven me if I had included that in the mix, in the span of 5 days!
Swimming was great. It had been so long since I swam laps (I went once all summer) that I could feel the muscles in my shoulders and hips after the first 500m. Fortunately the instructor went easy on us and let us set our own pace for the first day. 1500m total distance in the first class is still impressive and I hope to have my cardio strength back up to 2km+ distances soon.
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