Robby Married a Sissy

I am SO out of shape! Yesterday I had to do a “fitness assessment” for my Healthy Lifestyles class. I wasn’t really excited about the whole thing to begin with since I am well aware of how out of shape I am and do not need someone to evaluate me for that information. Anyway. We had to walk a mile (and take our pulse afterwards to see how efficient our heart is), do a reach test to determine our flexibility, do as many crunches as we could in 1 minute, and do as many push-ups as we could without breaking form.

I was feeling pretty good after the walk test. My results were “average” which was better than I expected. Next we did the reach test and reality started to set in. I could only reach 2 inches past my feet (with my feet 1ft apart). This put me in the low part of the “average” range. On the crunches I did 63 in 1 minute (still “average”). And lastly, I did 20 push-ups before I collapsed on the concrete sidewalk. Yes. Only 20.

I was pretty disappointed to be “poor” in the push-up category after the strong start to the assessment, but the worst was yet to come.

When I woke up this morning I felt like I had stood on my hands all night! My arms, my chest and my back were SO SORE! 20 push-ups and I couldn’t stand to lift a plate from the dishwasher to the cupboard! Laundry was excruciating. Making the bed made me moan in agony. 20 PUSH-UPS!

I guess I will be working on some strength training for the next couple of months. We have to do this assessment again at the end of the semester. . .