Got myself a personal trainer today. I am kind of excited to learn new excercizes and how to use the free weights and machines at the gyn. I've enjoyed feeling my the muscles on my back and rump get more firm. My strenghthened hamstrings/glutes feel as if they are protecting the injury there. I've been 'running' on the ellpitical going at about 6.5+ MPH (it equals about 9 minute miles and I go at about a 15 level). A hard work out on the ellpitical feels good when I'm done. After an ellptical work out, my body doesn't hurt or feel arthritic the rest of the day or night. It leaves me feeling the way running used to feel when I was younger, and I did it just for fun or excersize (before marathoning). The ellpitical allows me to breath much harder and push my self without hurting anthing. I can close my eyes when it gets intense (or I want to ramp up the speed into the 7's) and unlike running, I can't run off the trail or into other runners (as I am wont to do). I can go wild, and NOTHING HURTS --not during or after. I just have to be sure I've eaten about 30 minutes before I work out, and have a few sips of juice right after to keep from getting light headed before the rest of the work out. My Personal trainer was a pretty good body-builder once...Not my favorite personality type, but he'll push me. I have a fitness evaluation on Monday. They are doing the whole fat caliburation, VO2 max/Threshold test, etc. I'll set some goals and see if I can get fit again wihout my leg breaking off my torso. | 