35 minutes on the elliptical. It was really hard to make myself go to the gym but I did it.
Nothing special, just one of those workouts that I gutted through because I was tired, and couldn't talk myself out of the workout because I got goals.
So for the week: 127 minutes exercised.
8.36 miles
Goals for the week: 240 minutes or more, and 15 miles or more.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Yesterday was so hot, so suddenly, that I decided it was the perfect day for a rest day.
Today, although it was still hotter than I like, I went ahead and did a 35 minute run/walk. 5 minutes walking, then 2 minutes running and 4 minutes walking until I was back at my car and the 35 minutes were done. I was huffing and puffing and it felt good.
So far this week I've exercised 57 minutes plus today's 35, for 92 minutes. I've done um....3.67 plus 2.33, so 6 miles so far.
Goals for the week: 240 minutes or more, and 15 miles or more.
Today, although it was still hotter than I like, I went ahead and did a 35 minute run/walk. 5 minutes walking, then 2 minutes running and 4 minutes walking until I was back at my car and the 35 minutes were done. I was huffing and puffing and it felt good.
So far this week I've exercised 57 minutes plus today's 35, for 92 minutes. I've done um....3.67 plus 2.33, so 6 miles so far.
Goals for the week: 240 minutes or more, and 15 miles or more.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Run/walk
So, today I went back to the Greenbelt to do a run/walk thing.
I have a couple of goals right now:
1. To get to a 60 minute run/walk at least once a week
2. Once I get to the 60 minutes, to start running more and getting faster
Today I meant to do 55 minutes. I started out running way too fast, and could only do 1.5 minutes. So I slowed down, and finished 7 run/walk cycles, of 2 minutes running and 4 minutes walking. With warm up and cool down, my overall workout was 57 minutes. I don't know exactly how far I went, it was 3 miles plus a bit, not quite another half mile but close. I will keep to the 2 minute run/4 minute walk for another couple of weeks. Next week is the week I hit the 60 minute mark.
At some point, I will post my ultimate training plan. For now, I'm content with what I'm doing.
I need to do 5 cardio workouts this week and Pilates on Friday (not that Pilates isn't cardio, I sweat like a pig when I'm doing it). So, the tentative plan: elliptical M, run/walk 35 minutes T, Weds off, run/walk 35 minutes Th, Pilates Fri, and elliptical Sat.
DH has also fixed our bikes. I am contemplating finding my helmet and riding my bike to the gym on Saturday, and looking into a basket or something so I can go get some groceries on the bike.
I have a couple of goals right now:
1. To get to a 60 minute run/walk at least once a week
2. Once I get to the 60 minutes, to start running more and getting faster
Today I meant to do 55 minutes. I started out running way too fast, and could only do 1.5 minutes. So I slowed down, and finished 7 run/walk cycles, of 2 minutes running and 4 minutes walking. With warm up and cool down, my overall workout was 57 minutes. I don't know exactly how far I went, it was 3 miles plus a bit, not quite another half mile but close. I will keep to the 2 minute run/4 minute walk for another couple of weeks. Next week is the week I hit the 60 minute mark.
At some point, I will post my ultimate training plan. For now, I'm content with what I'm doing.
I need to do 5 cardio workouts this week and Pilates on Friday (not that Pilates isn't cardio, I sweat like a pig when I'm doing it). So, the tentative plan: elliptical M, run/walk 35 minutes T, Weds off, run/walk 35 minutes Th, Pilates Fri, and elliptical Sat.
DH has also fixed our bikes. I am contemplating finding my helmet and riding my bike to the gym on Saturday, and looking into a basket or something so I can go get some groceries on the bike.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
rest of the week
Yep, and that's pretty much all she wrote as far as exercise went. I crashed the rest of the week and only walked on Saturday.
However, it is a new week and I've adjusted.
However, it is a new week and I've adjusted.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Moving It
I am TIRED of the various places I've tried to post my exercise. Worn out. So it's time for a new blog detailing what I'm doing.
Maybe I'll talk about my diet adventure, and maybe not. For now, I am anticipating just talking about moving.
I have exercised at least three times a week for a couple of decades. I've exercised through pregnancies, through depression, through grief. I worry about myself when I can't drag myself outside at least three times a week.
However, in order to lose weight, I really need to work out five times a week, at least, for a half hour or more at a time. I've been working up to this since my urgent surgery in January. When I was sick, I didn't work out. The longest I'd ever gone without exercise before January was three months (and that was the last six weeks of my first pregnancy and the first six weeks of my baby's life).
So. I exercised five times a week a few weeks ago, then slacked off to four times the last couple of weeks. This week, so far, I've done better.
Sunday, I went out for a run/walk on my favorite spot on earth, the Boise Greenbelt. It's a path that follows the river for miles and miles. I started in a different spot than my usual, and decided to do the whole 50 minutes. I want to increase my exercise time once a week until I'm working out for an hour at a time. Then I'll start training for something.
Anyway, back to Sunday. With my earphones in, I was ready to go. I walked a bit, then ran 1.5 minutes and walked some minutes and kept repeating until I'd gone a half hour, and I turned around and headed back. It was wonderful on the Greenbelt, cool and shady for the most part. The sun was out, and it is finally feeling like summer is a possibility.
50 minutes workout, about 3.33 miles.
Today I hit the elliptical at the gym. I went kind of late in the day, but that's all right. I have never liked morning exercise, truth to tell. So going later on is just fine. 35 minutes on the elliptical, 2.35 miles.
So far for the week:
85 minutes exercise
5.68 miles
Maybe I'll talk about my diet adventure, and maybe not. For now, I am anticipating just talking about moving.
I have exercised at least three times a week for a couple of decades. I've exercised through pregnancies, through depression, through grief. I worry about myself when I can't drag myself outside at least three times a week.
However, in order to lose weight, I really need to work out five times a week, at least, for a half hour or more at a time. I've been working up to this since my urgent surgery in January. When I was sick, I didn't work out. The longest I'd ever gone without exercise before January was three months (and that was the last six weeks of my first pregnancy and the first six weeks of my baby's life).
So. I exercised five times a week a few weeks ago, then slacked off to four times the last couple of weeks. This week, so far, I've done better.
Sunday, I went out for a run/walk on my favorite spot on earth, the Boise Greenbelt. It's a path that follows the river for miles and miles. I started in a different spot than my usual, and decided to do the whole 50 minutes. I want to increase my exercise time once a week until I'm working out for an hour at a time. Then I'll start training for something.
Anyway, back to Sunday. With my earphones in, I was ready to go. I walked a bit, then ran 1.5 minutes and walked some minutes and kept repeating until I'd gone a half hour, and I turned around and headed back. It was wonderful on the Greenbelt, cool and shady for the most part. The sun was out, and it is finally feeling like summer is a possibility.
50 minutes workout, about 3.33 miles.
Today I hit the elliptical at the gym. I went kind of late in the day, but that's all right. I have never liked morning exercise, truth to tell. So going later on is just fine. 35 minutes on the elliptical, 2.35 miles.
So far for the week:
85 minutes exercise
5.68 miles
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