u know the ache in ur muscles u get when u haven't exercise for awhile and then for some reason decided to TRY and get fit, or when u decided whatever exercise u are doing is not enough and did more than usual? yup, in physio terms, that is known as DOMS, caused by microtears in the muscles due to the unaccustomed activity the muscles went through.
and right now,i have DOMS in my neck,shoulder,triceps,biceps,pecs,gluts,hamstrings and calves. *groan* why? cos yesterday,germaine and i decided to TRY and get fit...lose some of those winter fat we've accumulated...so we went to the college square gym...i went on this running thingie and treadmill, germaine went on the stationary bike and arc-trainer thingie...then we did crunches and push-ups...then we proceed to use the weights equipments....all in the effort to shed some pounds,get washboard tummy and get rid of the flabs in areas in the body that would potentially be visible when we go back sg.
it sounds really sick to say this,but i actually feel good with the aches in my muscles. kinda like i feel slightly fitter...slightly healthier...slightly elevated self esteem and self image. and of course, the endorphins (aka "happy hormones") released in my bloodstream after exercising make me feel happier,less stressed and less depressed.
when the physio students massage each other and start to knead tight muscles, u can hear the "patients" going "Ouch!!! oh..that feels good!" so if a non-physio student walks by the prac room and hear that,we aren't gonna be presenting a good image would w? but well,there is in fact "good pain", because u know that even though it's painful, u feel that ur muscles are relaxing and so, it actually feels good. well, basically, if u are not a physio student, u probably think we are all psychos.
but, we are NOT.
right now, i am staying in one position so as not to aggravate the pain all over my body. this morning,when i rolled around in my bed, i could almost hear all my muscles spouting vulgarities at me for moving and hurting them.
no pain, no gain? i think it should be changed to no DOMS, no gain. cos pain during exercise is a NO NO!! but DOMS after exercise is accpetable...and expectable. *groan*
okie dokie,time to cook lunch. oh,btw,i've started to drink low-fat milk!! yeah,milk-hating Gretel has decided that no matter how yucky milk taste,it's better to get more calcium now so that i won't break my hips after someone knock me on the MRT when i am an old lady.
so i drink milk now. i'm a milk drinker. i feel like an idiot now. cos what's so great abt drinking milk?
it's great because no longer can other milk-drinkers scorn at me for not daring to drink milk. HAHAHAHAHA!!!
okie,hunger must be making my brain wacky.i am behaving rather eccentrically.
LUNCH TIME!! *drool* tata!!
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