I went back to the gym today (yay motivation) and did 20 minutes on the bike and 10 minutes on the treadmill. I've heard that for fat burn you should keep your heart rate around 65% of "max capacity" - which for me means around 125-130 BPM. This translates to the lowest bike level and about 2.7 MPH on the treadmill. Wow, it doesn't take much for me does it? Though it will be nice to see how that changes (slowly) as my body gets more fit.
My feet only went mildly numb today. Yesterday, I could barely feel my toes on the bike. On the treadmill, my knees did not go numb, but after 10 minutes my hips and back did start to get sore. I think the combo workout works best, rather than being on the same machine for the entire time.
Something I want to get into, but don't know where to start, is weight training. At Planet Fitness members can set up a meeting with the personal trainer (no charge) and work together to find what is right for them. I think I'm going to do this, but not right at the moment. For now, I'm going to try to get used to the cardio machines before moving on.
Altogether, I feel really good at the end of my workouts. I'm not pushing myself too hard like I used to do in the past. Instead of going too hard and being really sore the next day (and then not having the motivation to go): I'm taking it slowly and letting my body tell me what's right and wrong. Sure, I feel weird being the "last one in and the first one out" in relation to the other patrons around, but its right for me. I need to stop judging myself at the gym.
Also, here's a shout out to the chicks at 3fc who helped me with my motivation. Thanks!
Also, here's a shout out to the chicks at 3fc who helped me with my motivation. Thanks!
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