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On Exercising
Apr. 19th, 2012 09:53 amAs I've mentioned, I've been biking 5 days a week, doing the trip between Silver Spring and Bethesda, which is about 6 miles. I had begun doing longer rides, but with school winding down (by which I mean building up, because EVERYTHING is due) I figured those long bike rides could wait until after graduation. Knock on wood. And I love biking, and I'm glad that I've been doing so much of it, but I kind of feel like I need to do other things too, you know?
I agreed back in November to run a 10k with my mother. I still have 6 months before I have to run that 10k, but I figured I should probably try to get a start on running so that my body doesn't go into shock when I start training for real. Well. That was kind of a failure. I ran on the treadmill for 2 minutes, and then I realized that I am not in good enough shape yet to do that. So I slowed down to a really fast walk, and did that for 30 minutes, then hopped onto the elliptical for another 15. I felt sweaty and awesome, and I think I'm going to keep trying to do that, until I'm able to up it to a slow jog on the treadmill. And then so on.
My friend Laura expressed interest in bikram yoga (hot yoga) and mentioned a studio in Takoma Park that offers it. I'm not sure when we're going to try to go, but I am excited to give it a shot. I have been warned by multiple people how much the first session drains you, but they all also said how awesome it felt after. So, there's that.
I'm going to take measurements today, and I'll do a post later about weight and such. For now, though, off to study!
I agreed back in November to run a 10k with my mother. I still have 6 months before I have to run that 10k, but I figured I should probably try to get a start on running so that my body doesn't go into shock when I start training for real. Well. That was kind of a failure. I ran on the treadmill for 2 minutes, and then I realized that I am not in good enough shape yet to do that. So I slowed down to a really fast walk, and did that for 30 minutes, then hopped onto the elliptical for another 15. I felt sweaty and awesome, and I think I'm going to keep trying to do that, until I'm able to up it to a slow jog on the treadmill. And then so on.
My friend Laura expressed interest in bikram yoga (hot yoga) and mentioned a studio in Takoma Park that offers it. I'm not sure when we're going to try to go, but I am excited to give it a shot. I have been warned by multiple people how much the first session drains you, but they all also said how awesome it felt after. So, there's that.
I'm going to take measurements today, and I'll do a post later about weight and such. For now, though, off to study!
