Sure, I could give myself a break day. Eden's Get Fit challenge only requires three of seven days, so its not like I'd really be failing. It's important to give oneself a break from time to time...but I didn't really need a break. I have been exercising daily way before this log, but this log is supposed to encourage me to keep up at it every day.
I shut the basement door behind me and plugged in my treadmill. Then I turned the radio on loudly so that it would hide the grinds and squeals my secondhand machine makes. Hey, as long as the belt moves, I'm happy. First I did a 3 minute warm up walk on flat level with a speed of 1.3 mph. Then I increased the incline all the way. Within less than a minute, I felt comfortable increasing my speed to 1.9 mph for the remainder of my walk. Once I was about 15 minutes in, I was tempted to crank that sucker down to a flat walk. My shirt was wet and my chunky thighs rubbed against each other with each step. "No!" I negotiated with myself, "I'm not a cheater! Im already here, so I might as well stick to it now that I'm knee deep. 10 more minutes and then I'll flatten the route." I stayed true to my promise until the last 3 minutes to spite my urges. I gratefully lowered my incline and gradually brought myself down to a crawl.
My treadmill was acquired from a friend of my bf's, who sold it to us for a steal at $10. It was intended to go to my mother's house, but we wound up keeping it here. My son occasionally watches videos while walking on it for all of 10 minutes, but for the most part I'm the only one who uses it. It makes loud sounds whenever you barely touch the speed adjustment and 3mph is considered warmup speed. I really wish I had an elliptical climbing machine because I get the best workout from uphill steppers. I don't think there's enough clearance in my basement for one. I'd also like a weight bench, but I can't afford to splurge on something that only I will use and benefit from, not something that pricy.
I'm glad I decided to push myself on to the treadmill tonight. I wish I would have pushed myself to do it earlier in the day and then motivated myself to do it again tonight and I'll remember this wish next time I'm feeling lazy. Saturday morning is our camping trip. I'm so stressed out about it, but it's a good stress.
Today's exercise: 30 minutes of treadmill walking at 1.9 mph
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