Next, the assistant had me put on these tight biker shorts with zippers attached to the waist. This is for when I step into the machine and zip up, the machine will have air to give me gravity for controlling my body weight to run.
Once I got into it, I was eager to run! The assistant then left me in there to run for 20 minutes after helping me set up for it. I had control of my body weight so I can set the gravity to however many % weight I want to use for running. It felt weird at first because it just felt like air was lifting me and I started to float at about 40% body weight haha. Then I tried more % and was able to run on 65% comfortably. Colleen came in and saw me running! She said that she couldn't even tell which was my broken ankle! I was doing well. Then I tested it more to see how far i can push myself. I've gotten myself to job at 96% but felt a lot of pressure and a bit of a pinch on the ankle so it wasn't good. However I did feel comfortable around the 75% point. As time went, I started to feel more tired and sweater waterfalls down my face. It was very exciting for me! I felt like I got a good workout out of it! Below is an image example of what it looks like. I don't think I will do it again, it felt like I had no where to swing my arms comfortable while running. When I got off, I actually felt a bit dizzy. No good. At least I tried it and got to run for the first time in 6 months! I was very happy =) Colleen also gave me a free one class trial for the Total body Fitness class later at night which I loved too! It was like these 1 minute workout stations around the entire gym. Most of the workouts I can do at home so I may not do that as well. Maybe, we'll see what Colleen says when I see her this coming Tuesday. Crazy workout day but I feel great!
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