by sutherland | Mar 27, 2012 | clinic, equipment, exercise, fall
Tonight’s clinic was a lot of fun and I’m happy with my performance, despite a number of falls. Since the falls were because I was pushing things, I’m good with that. Skating drill started with coach putting us on the goal-line and having us crouch as low as we...
by sutherland | Feb 14, 2012 | clinic, exercise
So did a week of interval training make any discernable difference in my performance? Maybe. I talked to the coach before practice about changes I’d made in my workout routine this week and he thought they were okay. He also seems to think that I’d be fine...
by sutherland | Feb 8, 2012 | exercise
So Monday’s clinic taught me that I needed to add anaerobic exercise to my routine. Today I made a stab at that. First, this is not a recommendation or suggestion for what you should do. I’m not at all knowledgeable about exercise, fitness, or nutrition –...
by sutherland | Feb 7, 2012 | clinic, exercise
Yes, I’d been planning to start back with the lessons in January, but I had several things that would have interfered with Monday nights and didn’t want to start if I couldn’t go every week right away. Did the three months of exercise get me in better shape? ...
by sutherland | Jan 2, 2012 | exercise, fall, pain
RDV had four hours of public skating today, so four 45-minute sessions. I made it through three of them. I broke each session into two 10-minute skates with a 5-minute break and ending with a 15-minute skate. The first ten minutes were painful again – my upper...
by sutherland | Dec 30, 2011 | exercise, fall, pain
As I embarked on my plan to get in shape and start taking lessons again next week, I probably should have added actual skating to the mix before this week. Oh, well. Today was probably the fifth time I’ve been on the ice in the last six months – the second this...