Exercising Again...

I don't remember when exactly, but I met with a trainer at the gym (my free consultation) and she told me that if I could only get to the gym three days a week for half and hour she would tell me not to do cardio at all even to warm up (unless I just crawled out of bed and walked into the gym). For me since I drive to the gym and make a commitment to actually get there I'm going to spend more than 1/2 an hour there. I warm up on a type of elliptical machine for 10-12 minutes and then begin my weight circuit. If I have time I reward myself (I call it dessert) with walking between 3 and 3.5 miles per hour on the treadmill for as long as I have to walk and the dessert part is whatever book I'm currently reading. LOVE IT I've been at it for about a month three days a week and absolutely love it. I feel stronger even though my back is hurting today and I'm wearing a thermal care heat wrap.