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Archive for August 31, 2010
Yes, I am a Jersey Girl
11 year ago
The family is headed to my old stomping grounds of North Jersey for the labor day weekend. The kids love going into NYC and I really want to hit up the jersey shore. It’s so funny how you don’t appreciate how close you live to all these great things when you are young. I lived 30 mins from NYC, 1 hr from Philly, 1 hr from the shore. I mean – come on – how great is that and I couldn’t wait to move out of Jersey when I graduated High School.
I want to make sure we have a general plan for this weekend — so Thursday it’s the shore, Friday – NYC. I want to find something out of the norm for the family in NYC though. We have been many times and always do the same thing — 5th Avenue walking, central park, Times Square, and once or twice — the Natural History Museum. I am going to do some research on things to do with Kids in NYC. I was thinking about heading to the Bronx or Staten Island Zoo. I haven’t been since I was a kid and I have a lot of memories of those trips. We could also go to South Street Seaport with the kids — I just have to figure out timing…
Decisions, Decisions!
Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness
01 year ago
by Stephy
in Fitness/Exercise
I’m like a broken record — I am S O R E from yesterday’s workout. So sore that today, I cut short my bargain basement elliptical workout this morning bc I was just too fatigued and sore. It’s great that I have been doing this boot camp program for over 2 years and can still get super sore — that’s what I love about it. Your muscles never get used to just doing one thing and you end up being sore on a regular basis. That’s good right??
So what I am feeling now is called Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness or DOMS for short. Sounds serious doesn’t it? To me it tells me that I worked hard and am building muscle! A lot of people stop working out when they feel it — and although I may not go full on at 100% while my muscles recover/heal but I don’t just stop — sometimes it actually makes me feel better to exercise while sore.. but that’s just me.
DOMS is a familiar experience for athletes at every level and can be described as muscles soreness that occurs 24 – 48 hours following intense exercise. The sensation can range from mild discomfort to debilitating pain.
Delayed onset muscle soreness differs from the acute muscle soreness that can be felt during or immediately following a heavy exercise bout. This is usually attributable to an increase in hydrogen ions associated with lactic acid accumulation or edema that build up of fluid in the tissues often referred to by bodybuilders as being pumped-up.
http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/delayed-onset-muscle-soreness.html
