Be Careful of your Desk Posture!

You have to laugh.  I have been diligently doing all I can to be sure I do not hurt myself during my path to getting fit.  I have been surprisingly successful - and am learning that it is worth being patient to slowly move forward towards your goal.

Yesterday I had a full day and planned on working out at the gym in the late afternoon.  I felt pretty good - especially after overdoing it in the heat over the weekend.  A day off from walking let my body recover a bit - and I was looking forward to getting back in the groove.  I was working on the computer at my office pulling up listings for a client.  I don't know exactly when - but I started to feel some pain in my back that was more annoying then debilitating.

I think it has to do with me sitting at my desk with very poor posture.  Posture?  Yep - I think that is what caused the pain.  I was a little bit angry at myself - after all - I was being so careful to prevent just this type of nagging injury.

I was hoping it was just a muscle strain - so I went to the gym to stretch out.  They have a great piece of equipment there that really guides you through the motions to thoroughly stretch all the major muscle groups of your body.  Although it hurt a bit - the stretching was great.  It reduced the pain and pushed me to try some of my workout.

I am happy to report I was able to get through ALL of my workout without hurting myself.  I still have some residual pain from the "posture injury", but it is certainly better than it was.  I must say too that I was SO HAPPY that I made the decision to go to the gym and stretch.  Getting the workout in was an added bonus.

On the FATIGUE front - I am doing a bit better.  The walks in the morning are tough the first mile - but feel quite beneficial by the time I am done.  There is a feeling of satisfaction from getting in some cardio and the residual muscle pain is now almost non-existent.  Overall - I think the muscles used in my walking have started to acclimate to the work.  The soreness has become welcome instead of problematic.

I still have a way to go in acclimating my muscles used in my gym workouts - but even those have become easier to deal with.  They are still quite sore the next day - and uncomfortable.  Certainly though - they are better than they were.  Progress comes slowly.

I saw my trainer Edward at the gym yesterday.  I have not seen him since our initial meeting early last week.  I think he was surprised to see me - and even more surprised to hear I have been at the gym every other day since we met.  I am scheduling some time with him tomorrow to go through the complete workout and check on my form.  Secretly - I admit - I am looking forward to it!