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I finally headed down to my apartment complex's fitness room. There are 4 treadmills, several stationary bikes, a couple of different stair-machines, an elliptical, and one that I'm not sure what it was but it seemed to have separate treadmills for each foot. Not all of the machines were turned on, and I'm not sure I'd want to use them even if they were, since most of them seemed to be programmed for 'interval training' that is probably way too much for me at the moment, or possibly ever.
But what I was interested in was the several different weight machines. I tried them all, and while I'm only lifting about 5 to 15 pounds right now (more on the leg press, abdominal/lower back, and leg curl machines), I remembered that weightlifting is actually kind of fun. Certainly more fun than walking loops around my neighborhood, even if my doctor suggested it as an easy way to get daily exercise.
I think I'm going to start alternating walking and weights, with Saturdays as a break day -- not that I don't walk back and forth to the farmer's market on Saturdays, but my doctor didn't think that counted. It's certainly going to be easier on my joints, which was really becoming a deterrent to going out every day.
But what I was interested in was the several different weight machines. I tried them all, and while I'm only lifting about 5 to 15 pounds right now (more on the leg press, abdominal/lower back, and leg curl machines), I remembered that weightlifting is actually kind of fun. Certainly more fun than walking loops around my neighborhood, even if my doctor suggested it as an easy way to get daily exercise.
I think I'm going to start alternating walking and weights, with Saturdays as a break day -- not that I don't walk back and forth to the farmer's market on Saturdays, but my doctor didn't think that counted. It's certainly going to be easier on my joints, which was really becoming a deterrent to going out every day.