Yay….. we finally got some rain in the Houston area today. It is about time!!!!!! My plants must be so happy(=
I got up early enough this morning (4:45 a.m.) to ride my bike and walk with a good friend of mine. We had a good time and got a pretty good workout in. Today I took it a little easier since yesterday I REALLY pushed myself. Even though I live in Texas and it stays pretty dang hot, I prefer to be outdoors to workout. I use my spinning bike & treadmill several days a week but I never feel that I am getting the same amount of a workout in. Yesterday I got up, got dressed, stretched and planned on just walking but I felt so strong that I decided to run. I did 3 minutes of running with 1 minute walk intervals for 55 minutes. Afterwards I felt so incredible, nothing beats that feeling of pushing your body, hell your mind to do better. My friends and even my husband always tell me “you don’t have to push yourself, you just have to move”, and trust me I get what they are saying and I would never push myself where I would risk injury but I also don’t want to half-ass it either. When it comes to fitness I am an ALL or nothing kind of girl. When I wasn’t taking care of myself and felt sorry for myself because I was told that the cancer would kill me…… I got depressed and ate what I wanted and decided not to move. So now this is “ME” time……. I want to KNOW after I complete a workout that I gave it my all and that I’m one day closer to my goals. Plus sweating is the new Sexy right?
I also have a treadmill and yet I would rather walk outside.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your fitness goal:)
ReplyDeleteSweating is totally the new sexy. I look sexy just walking from my office to the car in this heat - haha! j/k. Girl you are rockin' it with these workouts! So super proud of you!
ReplyDeleteI know EXACTLY what you mean! While I know that logically, moving burns calories, I never feel like I get a good workout unless I'm sweating and breathing hard!
ReplyDeleteI prefer running outdoors, but treadmill is perfect before strength training in the gym. Besides, treadmills in my gym stand right near the windows, so I can enjoy the view outside. Sometimes 30 min on treadmill, followed by 2 hours of strength training, were too hard for me, but not until I've started taking Navy Seal Formula by Military Grade. Amazing dietary supplement which naturally brings me up. I am always toned and never feel exhausted!
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