Apparently today was not the day for me to work out. I went up the Grand Staircase before having lunch with my grandma, and actually felt just fine about that. I even went up more stairs between classes without an issue. But then... I went to the gym.
I've been pretty tired for the last few days, as noted on my walk with Sara last night, but I figured I'd be fine once I was doing my workout. Nope. I walked my two laps around the track, stretched, and got on the elliptical machine, but that's where the normal feelings ended. Every step on that thing was a big push, or at least it felt that way. I was going a little harder than normal, but not as hard as on Saturday. That was no reason for it to feel as awful as it did. I had to stop at 15 minutes and walk up and down the aisle for a second (I was "turning on the fan"... yeah, that's it!). I got back on, intending to do my next 15 or 20 minutes, and could barely get through five. I've never had to stop early before! I only made it two more times around the track because my muscles were all twitching and cramping. It was terrible. I did finish my water, so that's one positive note.
I'm not sure what's going on, but I don't like it. I have been slightly anemic in the past, so I thought that maybe I'd try some iron supplements. That might help me out. What I'll probably do is start my prenatal vitamins back up, since they have all kinds of good things, including iron. Wish me luck for next week's workouts! I can't tomorrow, since I work and then my mom will be in town, and Saturday I have a concert and won't have time to shower after work. After Sunday's concert I plan to visit the gym, though!
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