Hi Ladies,
Friday was a challenging day and I fell asleep a couple of hours after I got home from work (I had been planning to do a CH), so no workout that day.
Yesterday I did CH: finished Trail Ride and did the 20 Min Dance Mash Up to make it to over 10,000 for the day. I went to Play it Again Sports yesterday morning to check out the spin bikes. I'm pretty sure I'm going to get one, and they happened to have the one that I have my eye on in stock (IC4 Schwinn; I decided to go with one without a built-in screen). The tag said it was new, but it didn't look new, and it had the same price that I've seen for the ones that are brand new, so I decided not to buy it there (although it would have been nice that it's already assembled). Then the Italy crew member that I usually walk with invited me to go to a neighboring bigger city with her so she could go to an REI, so we stopped in at Dicks Sporting Goods and I was able to visit the IC4 again and even use it while plugged in (at PIAS it wasn't). I think I'm going to get one but i'm still kind of on the fence. If I do order it, I'll get it from Walmart so that if I were to decide to return it, it'll be much closer for me to pack it up and take it back. I'm also looking at compact foldable treadmills and I think I've picked one out, but I'm going to look at a few more reviews and then just make a choice. I've been looking at models for days, but I'm so indecisive.
We'll see how all of this works out. I'm thinking about getting the treadmill first, and then maybe I'll see what I think about the bike.
SB - Great job with the kettlebell swings and deep squats.
I was hoping for your sake that the kb swings would not aggravate your back, and it sounds like so far, so good. Fingers crossed!
I still want to check out the bikes at work before I buy one. One other reason I've hesitated is that I'm planning to go to ATL week after next for a few days during Spring Break and I don't want it to arrive while I'm away, so I may put off ordering. It's funny, while I was with my friend yesterday she was like why on earth would you consider buying fitness equipment that will clutter up your house when you could just join a gym and have access to better machines all the time? (She's a member of the YMCA which she tells me is $59/month
; she's a swimmer, so she uses it mostly for the pool.) And I was like: hello! You know that I participate in an online fitness forum for people that work out primarily at home. Why would I want to join a gym??? Actually, I did think about that, but there's just not one that's in a super convenient location to my house or work. I think I would feel like I'm having to go out of my way, and I wouldn't stick with it. If I get the compact foldable treadmill I can use it while watching TV. Can't beat that for convenience!