Workout - Day 3

ELLIPTICAL TRAINER

*I got on the treadmill, and when it didn't work, took it as a sign. Then realized that was just an excuse to avoid the Inevitable Cramp-Giving Treadmill. But when I got the platform rolling, and it began to squeak like a rusty wheel, I really did take it as a sign. Back to the Elliptical I went. Distress finds comfort in familiarity.

5 minutes - Warm Up

6 minutes - Increase speed, increase resistance to 6 (or whatever feels like medium to you)

2 minutes - Increase speed, increase resistance by 2 every 30 seconds.

2 minutes - Maintain speed, decrease resistance by 2 every 30 seconds.

6 minutes - Increase speed, pedal backwards.

5 minutes - Decrease speed, increase resistance to 6 (or whatever feels like medium to you)

2 minutes - Increase speed, increase resistance by 2 every 30 seconds.

2 minutes - Maintain speed, decrease resistance by 2 every 30 seconds.

5 minutes - Increase speed. Sprint.

5 minutes - Cool down.

*This burned 375 calories for me, and I had a pretty good sweat. If you're not sweating, obviously increase the resistance and/or speed, or even the time limit for each segment of the exercise. If it's too hard, go slower with less resistance for now; you'll get there.