Turns out that exceptionally sore biceps last week were due to my seldom doing biceps curls and hammer curls. They didn't get sore this week. Perhaps there is some value in training the small arm muscles rather than just concentrating on shoulders and back.
Also, dummy me was once again overdosing on Vitamin D. I keep forgetting that the D3 capsules I have are 2000IU and not 1000IU! That's probably what was causing the sore big toes and some minor return of foot pain. If this keeps up, I'll have to hire a home health aide to supervise my supplement dosages! : )
Walked on Camp May Road. I never, ever get tired of studying the views from that road! It was very windy but I was under-dressed on the way up and didn't sweat much. I added another layer and warm gloves on the way down.
When I first started walking, some snowflakes were blowing around - at least one or two - but the dark cloud blew east toward the Sangres. The snow seems to have passed us by.
Yoga class this morning was good. I may have strained my buttock muscle in Warrior III (the one where you tilt forward and balance on one leg) but it seems minor. The mirrors were helpful. My form is not as bad as I imagined it from just doing yoga at home to an exercise dvd.
I could almost see getting a gym membership just for the classes but after a while, I'd tire of the obligation of going there on a regular basis to get my money's worth.
The nicest thing about a gym is that you do meet like-minded people who value their health. Today I saw Tom and Jean there. They used to hike with the LL group. Tom was working out on the treadmill. He can't hike anymore because of peripheral neuropathy which makes it really hard for him to walk on uneven ground. I also met a woman named Roberta who said that her 85 year old Mom never really exercised and now has all sorts of limitations as to how long she can stand and what movements she can make and generally has lots of aches and pains. Roberta is hoping that through regular exercise, she can be in better shape if she's lucky enough to make that age. Turns out that she was in the melodrama the same year I was but she was a can-can dancer.
It is so tempting to get a membership to the fitness center but I have to restrain myself because it will end up becoming just another obligation, albeit a thrilling one at first.