Exercise geekery
I upped the intensity of my workout again this morning, and guess what? I didn't die! I ran four 0.5 mile intervals, with the first 0.25 at 5.3mph, and the second at 6mph, as well as reducing my walking intervals from 0.25 mile to 0.15-0.2. Oh, and since I started this, all my runs have been on a 0.5% incline. It's not much, but it's better than flat!
At the end of my last interval I checked my heartrate and it hadn't reached maximum; two minutes later it had dropped 40bpm which is pretty darned great!
After talking with my trainer this week I have decided to keep my workout distances relatively short (2+ miles), and instead work on speed and intensity. This works better with my specific type of muscle, and has the added benefit of not extending workout time.
Oh! With all of my eating well and exercising I have dropped close to 30 pounds since December! For the past five weeks I've been hovering at about -28 to -29 pounds as my body comes to equilibrium with the changes. I feel great, and I've been able to "go shopping" in my closet and wear clothes I haven't been able to fit into for awhile. Yay!
At the end of my last interval I checked my heartrate and it hadn't reached maximum; two minutes later it had dropped 40bpm which is pretty darned great!
After talking with my trainer this week I have decided to keep my workout distances relatively short (2+ miles), and instead work on speed and intensity. This works better with my specific type of muscle, and has the added benefit of not extending workout time.
Oh! With all of my eating well and exercising I have dropped close to 30 pounds since December! For the past five weeks I've been hovering at about -28 to -29 pounds as my body comes to equilibrium with the changes. I feel great, and I've been able to "go shopping" in my closet and wear clothes I haven't been able to fit into for awhile. Yay!