For once, the weekend wasn't a total wash. Besides getting some much needed rest, I managed to get my apartment clean & mostly in order, ate reasonably well, and even got in a couple of workouts.
On Friday after work I did go to the gym like I said I would. I did intervals on the treadmill for 30 minutes, followed by stretching. Five minutes walking for a warm up, then 2 minutes jogging, 3 minutes walking for the rest of the time. When I say "jogging" I mean sloooooow jogging. On Friday I walked at 3.1 mph and jogged at 3.7 mph. I feel there is no shame in slow jogging. It gives me that wonderful dose of endorphins, and I want to keep on jogging!
Today (Sunday) I did my yoga DVD for the first time in ages. It's a relaxing, stretchy yoga that I adore. Really, I love it, I just haven't felt motivated to do it in a long time.
It's good to be active again. I've already made a plan for my week ahead in terms of food & exercise, so I'm ready to go!
Slow jogging is the way to go! When I started, it was in literally 30 second intervals on the treadmill - I would use commercials as a guideline, run through one commercial, then two, then the whole break. Once I was able to go for a certain length of time, I started kicking up the speed. Slow and steady is what this is all about!
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