mandatory rest and red light therapy

I didn't want to miss days at the gym, but then I got sick so I had to.  I think I could have gone today, but decided that rest was still a good idea.  I work weekends and can't afford to be worn down - because ...rent.

I did the red light therapy booth again the last time I was there.  I think that makes 4 times or so.  I was expecting results from the vibrations but have been very surprised by how much I have seen from the red light part of things.

My skin is markedly softer but the biggest effect has been on the excess skin.  I've lost a lot of weight and I have an apron.  I make sure to hold it up and let the light get the skin under it.  It helps a lot with keeping that area from getting irritated.  maybe doing that with regular light and air would help too, but the warm red light is soothing.

I have not noticed a reduction in wrinkles, but then I don't care that much about them.  If they fade they fade.  If they don't, they don't.  I'm not worried about my age or age lines.  I've lived an interesting life, my body is going to reflect that.  :-)

I will keep doing the total body enhancement booth for awhile and report again on my results.

Planet Fitness - Day 9

The 17th was a work day for me so I'm on day 9 instead of 10.  :-)

Yesterday I gook a gym friend's advice and tried the Total Body Enhancement.  It's part of the black card membership, so why not.  I'm a bit skeptical about red light therapy, but I do love a massage and the vibration sounded like a good massage.

Basically it looks like a big, pink tanning booth.  This is about as close as I am going to get to entering a tanning booth.  this one says there is no UV light, so I was willing to give it a go.

I did have to ask someone how to use it.  Not 100% intuitive.

The lights were warm and kind of nice.  I made sure to get under extra skin since it seemed like that would be good for those areas.  The vibration was cool and I realized pretty quickly that it was forcing me to engage my core more.  The program lasted 12 min and I did get bored about 9 min in, but stuck it out.  

Leaving the booth I could tell that my abs and glutes were feeling it.  I have weak abs.  4 c-sections and a life time of avoiding sit ups will do that to a gal.  While I doubt the vibrations would be much of a workout for people with actual muscle in their core, for me they were.  Still feeling it today.

Today I did the hydro massage bed.  I don't think my abs were really ready for another go and after leg day my lower back likes a good massage.

I don't know what the red light did for me.  I think it will take a few uses before I can comment on that.

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Today's workout was focused on the legs.  I got my husband to give the arc trainer a go.  I did notice that I won't be on the machines forever, not for legs anyway.  Not enough weight for what I want to do.  I had it on 180 for the leg press and it only goes a couple of bars higher.  While that will last for a couple of months I think, eventually I'll have to move to the free weight section.  I'm not trying to be a "lunkhead" but I do want to lift heavy.  My legs are already very strong, so I'm at the upper end of what their machines have.  My arms are another story.  It's going to be a very long while before I max out the machines.  I have weak baby arms - but I'm working on that!

Tomorrow is an abs/back day.  I'll give the total body enhancement another go then too.