Gym Mishap

  Since joining the gym, I've been trying really hard to work out at least 3 to 4 times a week.  I usually do 1/2 hour on the elliptical and 15 minute running on the treadmill.  At times when the weather wasn't so hot, I'd run 1 & 1/2 mile outside.

One time after running outside with Hubby,  he turns to me and said that I may need a personal trainer.  I asked him why he thought that.  And then he says because at the rate I run, I probably burned only 10 calories.  He said I needed to push myself so that my heart rate is high and my body can actually burn something.  This makes sense to me because I know that i"m a lazy exerciser...   I don't like pushing myself.  You know when people say when you run your legs hurt but then it passes and it's cruise sailing.  Well, I can never overcome that burning in the legs and I always stop or jog at a pace that I'd run a 15 minute mile. (I remember telling this to someone and they were like, "YOU RUN A 15 MINUTE MILE, I THINK I CAN WALK A 15 MINTUE MILE!)  So, it's safe to say that I haven't lost much weight since the start of joining the gym, and I don't feel sore after my workouts..  So for the last couple of months, I tried really hard to push myself.  I try to maintain a heart rate of at leats 150 beats per minute.  And to maintain that I do have to work pretty hard.  I'm pushing myself and I'm sweating.

Then a yesterday, I couldn't find my arm pocket thing that holds my ipod on my arm so I can workout to some fast paced music.  So I thought I'd just set my Ipod on the little platform of the elliptical in front of me.  I guess the platform is there for people, if they wish, to place a book or magazine there so they can read while they run or do their thing on the elliptical/treadmill.  ( I have no idea how people do this especially people who can't multi-task)  Anyway, I'm working out crazy... sweating huffing and puffing and I go to wipe off some sweat.  I drop my hand really fast and it gets caught with my headphone cord which is attached to my ipod in front of me.  My IPOD goes flying, hits the arm of the guy who's working out next to me and hits the bottom of his ellipitical making a large clanging noise.  Meanwhile, I'm trying to stop my already in motion elliptical and almost hit myself with its arm.  I must of looked so awkward trying to stop and get off.  The guy just keeps on working out all eyes are on me.  I'm turning red pick up my ipod, see that it's wet from that guy's sweat and I'm thinking I should wipe it but he's looking at me.  I don't wipe it and I place it on my elliptical platform.   I try not to make any eye contact and I think should I just leave or should I continue my work out.  I quickly start  on my elliptical and hope that no one thinks I'm the biggest dork ever.  ah!  only to me... do these things happen.  and I get so  so so embarrassed.