Like Red October

I went for the full cardio-vascular workout last night.

15 minutes on the rowing machine. Set to a very wimpy level 3, I just used this as a warm up and a way to elevate my heart rate a little bit.

Then with barely time for a breather I made my way across to the running machine. 20 minutes, interval training, 7mph. This really got a sweat up. I was pleased that I boxed this off without thoughts of wimping out creeping in.

Again, without really pausing I went across to the cross trainer. 20 minutes interval training, level 8. No problems.

55 minutes of pretty much solid workout. I had got a sweat on and spent a moment or two huffing and puffing but I was fine really. I would have started with some resistance work but the gym was really full and there were people on all of the weights and machines I wanted to use. And anyway, I had some new goggles I wanted to try out.

I haven’t really ever used goggles. When I was at school years ago I had borrowed someone’s goggles and they were crap, they leaked and I effectively ended up with cups of chlorinated water pressed to my eyes all the time. So I didn’t really know what to expect with these, I was ready to be disappointed but hoped that they would be ace.

I slipped into the pool, donned these cyber-goggles and started to swim, I ducked my head underwater and I found myself surprised to find that I could see as well under water as I could above. I don’t know why I was surprised, I should have expected something like this, but I just was. It took quite a while for my brain to adjust to having vision underwater too, my brain assumed that because I could see, I could also breath. For about twenty minutes every time I swam underwater I would have to emergency surface like the Red October, coughing water out of my lungs.

Goggles thoroughly tested I headed home after two hours at the gym. I am planning on going again tonight as I again don’t seem to be aching at all despite all of that effort.