no, not oval.......elliptical!

i went to lunch with an old friend yesterday. after lunch we went to Dick's Sporting Goods to look at heart monitors and elliptical machines. we did this because at lunch she asked me what my heart rate gets up to when i'm working out. i told her that the elliptical machine at my gym says that my heart rate is in the 160s. i thought she was going to hemorrhage all over the spinach salad and crab/corn chowder. then she asked, "what's your target heart range?" i said, "whaaaat?" she said 160 sounds very high for you. i said, "how bad could it be?" i guess i embarrassed myself.

she and her husband are into sports, exercise and healthy diet. you can tell. they look better than most people "our age", shall we say? she does Pilates and aerobics. he plays basketball, works out in the gym, swims and runs. in fact, he swims the Chesapeake Bay every year. let's face it, at our age it's not so much what you do, but what you have done for the past thirty-five years. they have been consistently vigilant about their health. i, on the other hand, have not, hence my obvious ignorance about my target heart range. they are the most fit people i know, and it would be obnoxious, except they are also two of the nicest people i know.

after looking at the heart monitors, which she assured me, would keep me in something called the "zone" while working out, we checked out the elliptical machines. they were on sale. they weren't as much as i thought they were going to be. herman said i should buy one. i'm trying to think of a place to put it. i could remove one of the cabinets in the office and put it there. it would be so nice to have one to use anytime i want and not have to fight for it at the gym. i'm thinking about it.

thinking.....thinking.....thinking.