Week 2 - Determined to Stay Going
I'm so glad I've made it through the first week of My Long Run Back to Fitness. In many ways getting the first week under your belt is the hardest. Now it's time to continue the "hard graft" - well that's what it has felt like - and start burning those calories. On saying the week was hard graft, well I actually enjoyed it and feel a lot the better for it. The one thing I must remember, is it takes time to really feel the real benefits and before starting to loose some weight. However, as long as I continue, these this should eventually follow.
Sunday 16 April 2017. As usual, a hot shower followed by a few minutes stretching. A 0.4 mile walk to entrance to glen, I jogged downhill (135 steps) to the river, This was followed by 4 laps of 0.6 miles on the upper footpaths with 4 x 165 steps jogging downhill. I walked back out of the glen and home, doing a few stretches before finishing. Again total time was just under 45 minutes.
Monday 17 April 2017 was the same, but as an extra I added extra jogs of 100 steps into two of the laps. I also added a short extra walk to and back from a small waterfall. The whole area of the glen is so peaceful and calming. Apart from the odd jogger, walker and people with dogs, the only noises you can hear is the birds singing and the flow of the water.
By now it was obvious that 45 minutes was the total time of all my workouts. I thought this was a good standard and as I start to incorporate extra jogs into my routine I'll increase the distance to keep it at 45 minutes.
Monday's routine was copied on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, although on Wednesday I did jog a little further to get away from a dog that was too keen to join me and bark loudly at close quarters to my bare legs.
By now I had exercised 12 days in a row. Every one of them had felt as tough. I suppose that was because I was very slowly increasing the distance and amount of jogging. So on the Friday I decided to have a break and instead go to the pub for a few beers.
Saturday 22 April 2017 I was back again to the same routine but decided to increase the jogging just a little. So on my 4 laps it was 4 x 165 jogs downhill, 4 x 100 jogs plus a 100 jog to say hello to the waterfall.
I had now reached the end of my second week and in total I had exercised on 13 different days. My workouts may not be the toughest you will read about, but it's not a bad effort for someone who is badly overweight and has done nothing for years. The thing about trying to get fit (or just a bit fitter) is not to build up too quickly and not to expect weight to drop off in the first few weeks. The main thing is to get your heart and your body metabolism working more efficient and in time you will reap the benefits.
Sunday 16 April 2017. As usual, a hot shower followed by a few minutes stretching. A 0.4 mile walk to entrance to glen, I jogged downhill (135 steps) to the river, This was followed by 4 laps of 0.6 miles on the upper footpaths with 4 x 165 steps jogging downhill. I walked back out of the glen and home, doing a few stretches before finishing. Again total time was just under 45 minutes.
Monday 17 April 2017 was the same, but as an extra I added extra jogs of 100 steps into two of the laps. I also added a short extra walk to and back from a small waterfall. The whole area of the glen is so peaceful and calming. Apart from the odd jogger, walker and people with dogs, the only noises you can hear is the birds singing and the flow of the water.
The small waterfall where the river enters the glen.
By now it was obvious that 45 minutes was the total time of all my workouts. I thought this was a good standard and as I start to incorporate extra jogs into my routine I'll increase the distance to keep it at 45 minutes.
Monday's routine was copied on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, although on Wednesday I did jog a little further to get away from a dog that was too keen to join me and bark loudly at close quarters to my bare legs.
By now I had exercised 12 days in a row. Every one of them had felt as tough. I suppose that was because I was very slowly increasing the distance and amount of jogging. So on the Friday I decided to have a break and instead go to the pub for a few beers.
Saturday 22 April 2017 I was back again to the same routine but decided to increase the jogging just a little. So on my 4 laps it was 4 x 165 jogs downhill, 4 x 100 jogs plus a 100 jog to say hello to the waterfall.
I had now reached the end of my second week and in total I had exercised on 13 different days. My workouts may not be the toughest you will read about, but it's not a bad effort for someone who is badly overweight and has done nothing for years. The thing about trying to get fit (or just a bit fitter) is not to build up too quickly and not to expect weight to drop off in the first few weeks. The main thing is to get your heart and your body metabolism working more efficient and in time you will reap the benefits.
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