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Could someone with more knowledge than I have of these things explain why the trainer at the gym would tell me "Walking is not so good, you should use the treadmill." It wasn't a "walking on the track isn't good for your knees" kind of thing either.

I get a break from the gym today, because there's a giagantor bruise on my shin from tripping on some of the equipment in the gym. Ooops.

Chiropractor is unhappy with the way I adjusted this morning. I asked him about the rotator cuff clicking thingy. He's got some stuff for me to do, but I'm thinking I'll likely end up with the orthopedist looking at it in six or eight months if it doesn't stop. It doesn't actually hurt me, it just makes me go "ick."

Post chiropractor, I went to Target to return some stuff, and to the bookstore. Target had a very cool bag, and I used up some of the bookstore giftcards I had. I've still got a bit of Borders left, and all of the Barnes and Noble. Borders had a buy 2 paperbacks, get the third free...so I picked up a couple of books from there, two other paperbacks I wanted and Prep, which is one of those "next big thing" sorts of books...one of my favorite authors, Jennifer Weiner has mentioned it recently in her blog.

Carbonleaf fans...Towson MD on 3/31. No NYC/NJ shows though. No Philly shows either.

I can't find something interesting to do for dinner, with chicken and potatoes. It's silly of me. I ought to go back to looking. I've had this crazy craving for junk food today, which I can't seem to satisfy, and for soda. It's that sort of craving stickysweet on my tongue, not a general thirst. I did grab a bottle of Fruit2Oh this morning, when I realized I'd forgotten my water bottle-I grabbed the citrus energy burst one, which had citrus flavors, vitamin C, antioxidant stuff and ginseng in it...only to discover after I'd finished most of the bottle that it also had caffeine. I avoid caffeine as much as I can, so I was a bit upset. But I'll live...it wasn't much I suspect and I finished it early enough that perhaps it won't keep me awake.

And in the obligatory wedding/my mother is driving me nuts commentary department: I know that my bridal shower isn't going to be a surprise. So last night, Mom calls me, after playing phone tag for the afternoon/evening. She wants me to make a decision on the shower location. She runs down the details, knowing there's clearly a better choice, and that even if it wasn't clear, the second place would be more to my liking anyway. So why in the world did she need to call me about this detail? She knew which one I would pick...she had no question that I would pick that one. I don't get it.

And another wedding note. I had a dream that involved the groomsmen pooping. I don't know where or why or what...just that there was something about the groomsmen pooping at the wedding. Maybe in the restroom, maybe in their pants. It's got to be the most bizarre wedding dream ever. And in my dream they didn't actually poop, I just had a conversation with someone about them pooping, so I don't know.

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More cushioning on the treadmill? Just a thought.

Did the trainer mean use the treadmill as opposed to walking outside? Run on the treadmill as opposed to walking outside? I can only guess that they felt that walking outside on pavement would be harder on your joints. Tracks are usually pretty cushiony, though.

He meant to use the treadmill instead of the track...because apparently the track isn't good enough cardio (which makes very little sense to me, since the goal is the same in both cases, to raise heart rate into target zone and maintain it for n period of time.)

I don't follow that reasoning myself. Do you have a heartrate monitor? Could be that if not, but the treadmill has one... Or maybe that since the treadmill forces you to maintain a particular speed, that you'd keep it up longer than on the track, where you might slack.

Or, it occurs to me, using walking for cardio can be tough because, well, once you've been doing it for a bit, it's just not that challenging. But on the treadmill, you can adjust the incline, just making a walk far more challenging than it would be on a flat track. Could that be it?

(Out of curiosity, why no running?)

Too much old muscle/joint/tendon damage. I've wrecked my knee, ankle, soleus muscle, tib-fib joint and achilles tendon. All on the same side.

Oh...and he said that he wouldn't suggest running as a good cardio choice for me.

The treadmill is awful on my knees, personally. I would suspect he meant because you can't adjust the speed/incline/other cardio-enhancing things, maybe?

Personally, I think an elliptical trainer is the best. Almost no joint trouble at all for me. Breathing is another story... ;o)

I hate the treadmill. I get bored. The eliptical I could take or leave, but I agree about the knees. And the recumbent bike is way more interesting than either the eliptical or the treadmill. Perhaps it's the adjustability. I think I'll just ignore the treadmill and go for the eliptical or the bike.

treadmill thing - something about being at your target heart rate, perhaps?

Weird about the track thing -- it seems to me that if you're getting your heartrate up on the track, there's no reason to use the treadmill.

And I'm not at all surprised about the bridal shower thing and you mother. :-)

Me neither about my Mom. But still, it was sort of silly.

And I like the track better... the treadmill bores me. I don't mind the recumbent bike though.

Everybody Poops.

What an apropriate icon.

And yes, I know. It's just a strange thing to have in a dream.

My rotator cuff clicks. It's because I have tendinitis in my shoulder, from typing & mousing. I went to a physical therapist for it for awhile, where they did heat, exercises and ice (maybe not in that order? I can't remember). The exercises were to build up arm strength so that the tendons aren't doing all the work.

I could show you a couple of the exercises that I remember next time I see you.

--Cappy

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