I Get To Try To RUN! & LA Fitness membership

COMMUTE 7.4-ish miles Monday, rained out on Tuesday

My new exercises in PT were: split squat with rear leg on stairs; split squat position with 2 12-lb dumbbells and core rotation; and "runners" with Cori holding a band at my waist. I thought I'd be sore today (Tuesday) but not yet. 

I told Ben I sometimes have the urge just to try running, just to see what happens. The last time I tried this was 4 weeks ago when I couldn't jog across a street intersection. He thought about my statement, and said he was OK with it! WHAT?! YES!!! I promised only a block, and only to try it, and he said not really "running" but more of that running-shuffle without any real vertical to it. 

So naturally later that evening when we walked the dog, we tried it. I only did two tests, short and slow, and the ankle felt uncomfortable. I stopped, knowing I needed to wait more, and I can do that. 

After I got done with Ben I stopped by LA Fitness for my membership. LA as in Los Angeles I think, not my LA at home. I asked if he was interested in a membership, he said he wasn't sure about it given his upcoming med school commitments. But one of the membership options was an "international" level that allowed me to bring a guest - only $10 more than the "city" level. By doing that, I was able to get him a membership of sorts and now he can join me when he can. Also, I took the $150 initiation fee option, which means that my monthly fee is $35 for now and into the future. After 10 months, the different levels of upfront initiation fees level out, but the bonus for the way I picked was it holds at $35 after the 10 months. Otherwise it would be $50/monthly. But in doing this, I'm banking on the idea that I'll be healthy for that long! 

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