Great workout tonight - better than the last one (almost two weeks ago, I think?), and better than I expected. Felt pretty wiped out afterwards though, and spent some time stretching on the floor. After dinner, I was debating whether to get in the cold tub, but finally decided to do it.
Earlier, I'd gone to the pool shop for muriatic acid to help adjust the tub chemistry. I had to buy a gallon (just like the chlorine), which I will likely now have for the rest of my life! Most pools require a pint of MA to treat 10000 gallons of water; I have 50-60 gallons. When I did the math, it came out to my needing 1/2 teaspoon to treat my tub, which means, if I were to treat it once a week, I have enough MA to last me 30 years! (>.<) Fortunately, it was only $11 so I don't care, but it's a bit silly...
Anyway, sorry, I got sidetracked. When I 1st added the MA, I decided to drop the heater set point to 48°F. It wasn't terribly cold today, so it took some time to drop, but by the time I got in it this evening, it was right at temp, and I'll tell you something... 2° may not seem like much, but it felt a *lot* colder! Maybe it's because I was somewhat exhausted from the workout, I don't know, but even though I got used to it eventually (and stayed in 3 minutes) , my skin was tingling/stinging a bit when I got out (I don't think it was from the chemicals). Stood around outside again for a minute to drip dry, then had a hot shower. That makes it much easier to deal with, and while I'll know more tomorrow morning, I think it helped with my sleep last night too. It's be great if this could resolve my sleep issues without drugs.
6:55 p.m. - 2021-12-29
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