On Tuesday (Day Two) I was meant to go for a gentle cycle lasting approx. 25 mins.
What I actually did was cycle 8 miles in half an hour, into the wind the whole way and was then too knackered to cool down. I half heartedly stretched when I got home, but obviously it wasn't enough. Yesterday I could barely stand, my thighs felt like I'd ruptured the muscle and my stomach was agony too! I went too hard at the cycle and was paying for it at work the next day!
I was supposed to do some circuit training on Day Three (Yesterday), but half way through my first sit up, it felt like someone was stabbing my abdominal muscles, not good.
I gave up on them and decided to bring my rest day forward and do the circuit training on Day Four (Today) instead. I used the afternoon and evening to keep stretching my thighs and stomach (as best as I could) and prayed that I'd feel a bit better today.
Woke up early this morning and immediately my legs and stomach are feeling better than yesterday! They're still a little sore, but I can cope with it. I'll be warming up, stretching, doing the circuits, cooling down and stretching again a little later on!
Moral of this story, don't try and do too much on Day Two of a fitness programme! You'll pay for it for the rest of the week!
