Let me finish up this discussion of my short weightlifting career before Bender Ball became my exercise of choice.

After my fist two visits to the health club, I got into a kind of routine for about two weeks. I drove over to the health club, either on my way to work or on my home. I spent about a half hour sweating and straining and day dreaming about being anyplace else but there.

Finally my wife said she didn’t like how grumpy I was getting, and I was always tired. I told her I just wasn’t enjoying the lifting weights.

She said it was OK because she had just heard about a great new way to strengthen the abdominal muscles (abs) without having to leave home. That turned out to be the beginning of our Bender Ball exercise experience.

More to come….

In my last post I was talking about my short involvement with weightlifting before I found Bender Ball.

My wife had purchased a membership for me in the local fitness club. The first time I went was not a good experience. (See my last post about this.)

A few days later I went again, but after work, instead of in the morning before work. I didnt want that same trainer to see me again. This time I thought I would do some sit-ups to strengthen my abs, so I started crunching. But I think I crunched a little to much, and I heard my back go “crunch.” To make a long story short, let me just say that its a good think I came by car instead of jogging, like I had the first time.

To be continued…