Stacy bounded into the living room and squealed like a young girl "Are you ready to get in shape?" She had turned into a sexy bundle of energy the minute Mike agreed to let her craft an exercise program for him. He wasn't really in bad shape, but Mike knew his waist wasn't as trim as it once was, and he certainly could use a little more stamina. Sometimes Stacy just wore him out.
"Yes Coach! I am ready. Whip me into shape", Mike said enthusiastically.
Stacy just ignored him and smiled. "In a few weeks you won't recognize yourself."
As always, Stacy somehow managed to look sexy, even in her exercise clothes. She was wearing a white exercise thong that completely exposed her tight butt cheeks and shapely hips and a simple white sports bra that barely contained her full C-cup breasts. Mike knew he was going to have a hard time keeping his mind on exercising with her bouncing around that skimpy outfit.
Mike looked at himself in the mirror on the wall and saw a middle-aged man wearing a somewhat tattered "Athletic Dept." t-shirt and some simple gray gym shorts. He still didn't understand what Stacy saw in him; even though they were nearly the same age, she was as trim and sexy as a woman in her late 20's and he looked like a man in his late 40's.
But it wasn't his looks that had convinced Mike he needed exercise. Stacy had opened in him a whole new perspective on life. She was vibrant and energetic, and he wanted to be that way as well. She was also genuinely interested in his well being, and she was living proof the benefits of regular exercise. He sucked in his tummy and thought, "Maybe she is right."
Stacy said, "OK, I talked to my old trainer and she suggested a simple workout plan for you that won't take long but should help you tone up. We can use the Bowflex for most of it."
Mike smiled, "OK, what first?"
"Let's start with some stretches. I want to see how flexible you are."
Mike winced. "OK. You're the boss."
Stacy had Mike sit on a mat with his legs splayed out. Then she helped him lean forward toward first one foot and then the other, making him hold each stretch for at least 15 seconds. Next she had him bend forward as if to trying to touch his forehead to the floor. Then she had him stand up and slowly stretch out his back and arms and neck. After about 5 minutes of stretching, she said "OK, I think you are ready to warm up."
"Warm up? What the heck did we just do?" Mike was already sweating.
"Ha-ha, funny man. Get your ass up on the treadmill."
Mike grinned and climbed up on the treadmill. Stacy set the controls and the machine started a leisurely 10 minute warm up walk. Once the apparatus began rolling, Mike thought "Hey, this isn't so bad."
Stacy sat down on the mat on front of Mike and started her stretching. He watched amazed as her trim body bent and turned and twisted, stretching out every major part of her body. She was limber enough to be a dancer; doing a variety of different stretching moves designed to maintain her suppleness. When she bent over and put her hands flat on the floor, Mike's eyes almost popped out of his head.
Mike looked down at the control panel and watched. The machine automatically stepped up the speed every 30 seconds for the first five minutes. By the time it peaked, Mike was huffing and puffing a little bit. Sweat was pouring out of him as the machine started a 5 minute cool down.
Stacy smiled as she watched Mike on the treadmill. The machine was on a beginner level, but she knew it would still be tough on him until he got used to it. But it was a good way to warm up and get the blood flowing, and it got him a little cardio stimulation as well.
When the treadmill finished its cycle Mike climbed down and said, "That wasn't so bad. What's next?"
"Leg Presses -- two sets of 15 each. I'll set the resistance low so you don't strain anything."
Stacy helped Mike get set on the machine and adjusted the resistance. Then she helped him do a couple of repetitions. The trainer had told her to make sure she taught him the proper way to do every exercise so he didn't injure himself.
Stacy stood by and watched as Mike worked on the first set. She could see him struggling as he reach the tenth rep and she encouraged him, "That's good, come on, only a couple more -- three -- two -- one -- DONE!" She laughed and said excitedly, "I am so proud of you!" Then she gave him a big, wet kiss and said, "Now just rest for a minute, then we'll do the second set."
Mike groaned and thought, "She is going to kill me!"
But, Mike was surprised when he did the second set. It seemed to go much easier then the first although he still had to struggle to do all 15 reps. When he finished, Stacy had him dry off with a towel while she reset the machine. Then she coached him through 2 sets of Bench Presses and 2 sets of Lateral Presses.
"Now it's time to work on your abs." Stacy said as Mike stretched his back and flexed his arms and legs. His heart was pumping and he was already beginning to feel tired and a bit sore.
Stacy lay down on the bench and showed Mike exactly how she wanted him to do the crunches. Then she had him lie down on the bench. "Bend your knees -- that's good. Now place your hands below your ears and lift your upper back and head off of the bench -- That's right! Can you feel it squeezing your abs? Now lower yourself."
Mike gasped and hit the bench with a thud. Stacy said, "Try and do 15, and then we'll call it a day."
Mike worked and strained and pumped hard and got through 8 crunches, but on the 9th one he stalled. Stacy was standing in front of him urging him on, "C'mon. One more, I know you can do it!"
Mike rested for a couple seconds then tried again. About halfway up he stalled, and flopped back onto the bench again, breathing raggedly.