Judebert

My schedule is changing again. Weekdays, I do the strength workouts; weekends, I do aerobics. At least I didn't forget to take my body test this week.

Saturday, I watched the Race while jogging in place. Sunday, I walked and jogged around the neighborhood. Walking isn't even working up a sweat for me any more! It does help warm up the muscles, though: I was getting a cramp in my left leg, and walking helped work it out. Then I jogged until I couldn't stand it any more, walked until I could, jogged until I couldn't...

I deliberately took a path that would make my last leg uphill. I jogged that last bit, and even "sprinted" home. It was the most intense aerobic workout I've had since I started. My legs are still sore.

Although I gained some weight this weekend (spaghetti dinner, popcorn and candy at the movies, Chinese food with my parents-in-law), my Wii Fit age was always good. This morning I did my Arms/Abs workout, and I think I'm almost ready to increase my Push-Ups and Planks exercise. Better yet, my middle daughter let me carry her to bed, and she noticed I was getting stronger.

Maybe aerobics on the weekends isn't so weak. My Wii Fit age has been staying low. And I'm getting stronger!

Judebert

Yesterday we had spaghetti. I love spaghetti, and I always overeat. Last night was no exception.

Today I scored terribly on almost all my Wii Fit yoga and exercises. Now, I know correlation is not causation, but... I blame the spaghetti.

Since I recently increased my Lunge repetitions, I decided to turn the board around and let the left leg take the brunt of the workout. For the first half, I was in fine form. I figured I had this one beat. Then the second half kicked my ass. And stole my lunch money. I was breathing hard and my legs were trembling. Afterwards, my thighs (especially the left one) were so sore I couldn't stand up straight, and my gait was really weird.

But it's a good pain!

I gained 7 points, and my Wii Fit age was only 38. This was a really discouraging day.

Tomorrow is the weekend, and I think I'll go for a nice long walk. Yay, weekend!

Judebert

Yesterday I increased the reps for my Lunges from 15 to 20. I thought I was going to die. I couldn't walk straight for at least 5 minutes. And of course the exercise immediately afterwards is Rowing Squats, which seems to require the same muscles.

On the other hand, I did quite well on my Body Test.

Today, I just couldn't stand to increase any of the arms/abs exercises. I think my only options are Push-Ups and Side Planks, which I can barely complete anyway, and Plank, at which I consistently score very low. In fact, today I got 0 points. My forearms were slippery! I nearly slid off the board, for goodness's sake!

I did quite well on today's Body Test, too, managing a Wii Fit age of only 33. And my weight is still consistently below my Christmas measurements!

Judebert

I was worried about my broken little toe, considering how it's used during the plank portion of Push-Ups and Side Planks. But yesterday when I got home, the pain was much reduced. This morning the toe was still sore, and I used the edge of my foot for the left side plank, but otherwise everything was back to normal.

Better than normal, in fact. I lost nearly two pounds, and my Wii Fit age was 28!

Maybe it wasn't broken. My new hypothesis is that the toenail was just borked. A few more days, and I might be able to try jogging again!

Judebert

It looks like my little toe is broken. It sure hurts whenever I touch it. You might imagine that would make my workout difficult.

You'd be right, but maybe not the way you thought. I was surprised at how easily and automatically my body compensated for the little toe. Even on one-foot exercise and poses, like Tree or Single-Leg Twists, the toe bothered me rarely and little. I did seem to sway a lot, but my scores weren't affected.

The big effect seemed to be a general increase in difficulty and heart rate. For an idea of how well the body compensates: even though I had to do the one-foot balance test and the steadiness test, I still managed to achieve a Wii Fit age of only 31!

After the workout, we buddy-taped the little toe to its neighbor. I'm not impressed with that, yet: the neighbor is tilted over towards the little toe, instead of vice-versa, and the pain has become dull and constant instead of sharp and intermittent.

Tomorrow will bring more insights. Is it possible to do Push-Ups and Planks on a broken toe? Or even Downward Facing Dog? It's a sure bet I can't substitute a nice aerobic walk!