....I had a GREAT workout tonight. Worthy of note for the following reasons...
Most of my weight loss journey - with the exception of my running outdoors or on a treadmill, has been conducted in a classroom with the instructor yelling "Jump" and me trying to gasp out "HOw High?!?" My reasoning is that these fine instructors already know what they are doing, my job is just to move like them and get my heart rate up.
The 2nd thing being easier than the first thing.
But now my life is changing and morning workout classes are not as easy to get to as they used to be and soon I might be employed normal daytime hours so that means either trying to catch a class at night (doable) or ...
.....maybe figure out how to do a good work out on my own? With weights?
I understand the following to be true....today. Tomorrow might be different, but today these are widely believed to be true...
1. It is better to vary the workout from day to day, or at least workout to workout. The body is sneaky and can get used to a certain exercise and when that happens, that exercise loses it's efficiency...
2. In order to run properly, you need to have strong muscles. This means incorporating weight lifting into the mix.
3. You run faster if you don't have as much weight on the body, so cardio needs to be a priority as well.
4. If my legs wobble going down the stairs after a workout, and I have to clutch the handrail - it was a good workout.
5. Good upbeat music greatly assists the workout, inspires the athlete and makes it a more enjoyable experience.
I attempted a workout tonight at the Y with the following changes to my usual attempts.
-I uploaded new music to my mp3 player - which meant I finally figured out how to do on my own. Point of pride!
-I had a small notebook to write down what I wanted to do, exercise by exercise and gave myself permission to write down what really happened.
- Stretched for 10 mins first.
-20 mins of weights, mostly upperbody but managed a set of squats as well.
-15 mins on the treadmill in which I reached a top speed of 4.5 mph for 10 mins (new goal to get up to 5mps so MFP can log my runs correctly)
I was doing sets! I remembered to take breaks in between sets! I alternated between exercises one set. The music was good and kept me revved! I almost looked like I knew what I was doing. Hope!!!
And when I walked down the steps, I wobbled all the way clutching the rail.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Time to dust off the blog...
..it wasn't much of a blog but it deserved a bit better than this...
Anyways - new year - new goals. Random thoughts.
My WORD of the year - one little word. Can't get much smaller than the word I picked so get ready...get set...
Go!
Did you miss it? I almost did. I almost missed out on some pretty important parts of my life. I think I have pulled out in time to make the changes I needed to make to get back on track and this small precious word is going to help me. So watch carefully this time...cause here...we....
GO!!
Yup. Go. go. gO.
doesn't seem all that impressive but I thought about it and all the things that have been going on lately and I have come up with a few of the following very helpful sentences.
It is time me to GO...
...outside for more fresh air. I missed out on some pretty spectacular days in the sun, looking out and wishing I was out there...
...see what my daughter is up to. The looks of surprise and welcome on her face is the best feeling...
...to Scrapfest and experience all that I have only heard about. It's my turn now...
...out of business.
...for more runs. I have made a GOal of 10k on Race Weekend...a whole lot of GO before that happens. I haven't GOne for 10 K straight running so this will be interesting...
...have fun. A friend's place, a crop, a trip, on the floor playing a game with E.
And it is also time to let go. Things I can't change. Things I don't have control over. People who engineer stress and drama for no other reason because they can. Oh yes they are the first to go...
And so here I go with my first, but I certainly not my last blog post of the year, which will return to our usual health related topics.
Health tip #1 - get enough sleep, to give your body *enough* rest.
GOod night...
Anyways - new year - new goals. Random thoughts.
My WORD of the year - one little word. Can't get much smaller than the word I picked so get ready...get set...
Go!
Did you miss it? I almost did. I almost missed out on some pretty important parts of my life. I think I have pulled out in time to make the changes I needed to make to get back on track and this small precious word is going to help me. So watch carefully this time...cause here...we....
GO!!
Yup. Go. go. gO.
doesn't seem all that impressive but I thought about it and all the things that have been going on lately and I have come up with a few of the following very helpful sentences.
It is time me to GO...
...outside for more fresh air. I missed out on some pretty spectacular days in the sun, looking out and wishing I was out there...
...see what my daughter is up to. The looks of surprise and welcome on her face is the best feeling...
...to Scrapfest and experience all that I have only heard about. It's my turn now...
...out of business.
...for more runs. I have made a GOal of 10k on Race Weekend...a whole lot of GO before that happens. I haven't GOne for 10 K straight running so this will be interesting...
...have fun. A friend's place, a crop, a trip, on the floor playing a game with E.
And it is also time to let go. Things I can't change. Things I don't have control over. People who engineer stress and drama for no other reason because they can. Oh yes they are the first to go...
And so here I go with my first, but I certainly not my last blog post of the year, which will return to our usual health related topics.
Health tip #1 - get enough sleep, to give your body *enough* rest.
GOod night...
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