start exercising

I tried Nordic walking (with the two poles) today…it’s relatively easy to pick up, and apparently it gives you a bit more of an upper body workout than regular walking. I am seriously thinking of getting myself some poles.

Well, I’ve been going to the gym at least twice a week. I’ve been doing yoga, taking a weights/ toning class, and walking on the treadmill. Hopefully I can keep this up. I’d like to do more cardio.

Okay, I think I might have to bite the bullet and join a gym. I don’t like walking in the dark by myself (it’s cold and wet right now, and I’m afraid of dogs and skunks). Besides, I need to do some strength training and I’d like to get into yoga.

I’m thinking of joining the YWCA: it’s near the office and we get a reduced (corporate) rate.

I’m getting out at least three times a week for a walk (and Sunday I managed a walk/ run). The Nike+iPod thing is helpful (as long as I don’t mess around with it too much; it slows me down) but I won’t be able to use it when it starts getting dark. I will probably carry it around so I can look at the stopwatch / time elapsed/ distance thingy mid-workout, though

I was knocked out for a week or so by the Summer Cold Virus From Hell, so I didn’t get a chance to test out the Nike + iPod thingy until today. It’s actually kind of cool (although I don’t know if I like the voice interrupting my music). Anyway, I managed to walk for 56 minutes today.

Well, I’ve been walking a bit more. In order to motivate myself, I thought I’d get myself one of the Nike + iPod kits. Hopefully, it will help me get away from the donuts.

I took the wellness pledge through work – one of the things that I have to do is exercise for at least 20 minutes, 3 times a week. I’ve been walking, but it really doesn’t feel like exercise.

Well, at least it wasn’t held tomorrow, when temperatures are expected to be in the high twenties.

The Running Room had an event called the Twenty-Minute Challenge today. It involved showing up at one of the Running Room stores (there are many) and running/ walking twenty minutes with the group. They offered free running hats (this year’s was orange; last year’s was red).

Oh, yes: the run. I was a wee bit optimistic. To make a long story short, I went out too fast in the first ten minutes, and ended up walking/ running in the last ten. And I was uncomfortably HOT. On the other hand, I wasn’t the last person to return to the store.

Maybe I’ll have better luck next year.

And-by the way-the hat was pretty cool. (I should see if I can buy one like it for Dad for his birthday. It doesn’t bear the likeness of Homer Simpson, but….)

Well, I made it out 5 times this week (and last week too)...maybe I can try running (or running/walking) a couple times this week.

Got out 5 times last week (well, 4 times plus about a 1/2 hour). Things are looking up. Maybe I can start running again soon.