No surprises

I just got back from my fitness evaluation at our new health club. They had me do a bunch of stuff like leg presses, walking a mile, sit-ups, flexibility tests, and little caliper readings all over. Then they plugged it all into a computer and told me, "Yep, you're flabby."

Flexibility is still good, and my heart is in good shape, somehow. But my strength levels are pretty pitiful. I thought I was pushing over a car on the leg press, but it was only like 300-odd lbs; pretty low.

While I'd like to just swim and bike, the guy pointed out that for it to be effective, I need some strength training too, to make my muscles work more efficiently. I go back next week to get my personalized workout plan.

I was really surprised how bad the push-ups and sit-ups wholloped me. I was pretty pooped when it was all done and looking forward to a few minutes in the whirlpool. Of course, they were cleaning it, so I just jetted. The workout also left me starving.

Hopefully, this is just the starting point. I've been wanting to find some exercise for some time, and I'm pretty excited. Besides, nowhere to go but up from here!