Validation
Workout (Cardio & Weights)
Walking: 5 minutes
Running: 40 minutes / HR: ~170 / Incline: 1%/20min, .5%/10 min / Speed: 5.5/20min, 5.3/10min / Distance: 3.65 miles (5.9km)
Walking(Cooldown): 2 minutes
Body Pump: 6:30pm-7:30pm
My run got off to a slow start when two minutes into my warmup I realized that I was wearing my shorts inside out - I probably should have kept going and not cared but I figured I looked pretty silly so I hopped off the treadmill and run upstairs to turn them rightside out and hopped back on. I've started to set the treadmill on an incline to make it a little bit more comparable to running outdoors - 1% isn't much, but I figure it's a start and I can work my way up. I also ran slower than normal because I knew I would be following my run with a BP class so I didn't want to overdo it - plus I was aiming at running 45 minutes so I was going for distance not speed for this particular run.
It was a tiny bit more challenging to run with the slight incline but 40 minutes was still fairly easy and I only cut my run short cause I was a little late getting on the treadmill and then AL showed up for the BP class so I figured I'd rather spend the extra 5 minutes chatting with her then on the treadmill. Still, in the 40 minutes I ran I did almost 6km, which I was pleased with and my hamstring was only hurting very slightly - I think it's almost better which is good news :).
I really liked the idea of running before BP because it meant two things - I was already fairly warmed up when I started the class and my heart rate was in a higher range so I think as a result I burned more calories - between my run and BP I burned about 800 calories. I was coated in a sheen of sweat for the entire class, but it felt really good after not having worked out since Friday's run in Halifax and as always, BPing with AL is lots of fun because we chat between tracks (actually we chat before class, during class and usually for a long time after class, it's great!). My weights are also good right now - it was difficult when I first increased them, but now, while it's still challenging, it's manageable. It's great!
As for the validation - I complained to AL a couple of weeks ago that I couldn't do tricep pushups no matter how hard I tried and I wondered if it was because of the size of my chest - I thought maybe that could be the reason why I could keep my arms in at my sides and do pushups. AL scoffed at me and doubted that could be the reason, but after we finished our tricep pushups in BP, she mentioned to me that maybe I should be doing tricep dips like another girl in the class was doing because she was comparing our forms I guess and saw that maybe the size of my chest was in fact preventing me from doing the pushups properly.
Of course, she quickly added that she doesn't feel bad for me, but I think she should because honestly, it's not fun (especially when you're running). But I digress.
Calorie Intake: 2145
Calories Burned: ~800
Calories Net: 1345
Walking: 5 minutes
Running: 40 minutes / HR: ~170 / Incline: 1%/20min, .5%/10 min / Speed: 5.5/20min, 5.3/10min / Distance: 3.65 miles (5.9km)
Walking(Cooldown): 2 minutes
Body Pump: 6:30pm-7:30pm
My run got off to a slow start when two minutes into my warmup I realized that I was wearing my shorts inside out - I probably should have kept going and not cared but I figured I looked pretty silly so I hopped off the treadmill and run upstairs to turn them rightside out and hopped back on. I've started to set the treadmill on an incline to make it a little bit more comparable to running outdoors - 1% isn't much, but I figure it's a start and I can work my way up. I also ran slower than normal because I knew I would be following my run with a BP class so I didn't want to overdo it - plus I was aiming at running 45 minutes so I was going for distance not speed for this particular run.
It was a tiny bit more challenging to run with the slight incline but 40 minutes was still fairly easy and I only cut my run short cause I was a little late getting on the treadmill and then AL showed up for the BP class so I figured I'd rather spend the extra 5 minutes chatting with her then on the treadmill. Still, in the 40 minutes I ran I did almost 6km, which I was pleased with and my hamstring was only hurting very slightly - I think it's almost better which is good news :).
I really liked the idea of running before BP because it meant two things - I was already fairly warmed up when I started the class and my heart rate was in a higher range so I think as a result I burned more calories - between my run and BP I burned about 800 calories. I was coated in a sheen of sweat for the entire class, but it felt really good after not having worked out since Friday's run in Halifax and as always, BPing with AL is lots of fun because we chat between tracks (actually we chat before class, during class and usually for a long time after class, it's great!). My weights are also good right now - it was difficult when I first increased them, but now, while it's still challenging, it's manageable. It's great!
As for the validation - I complained to AL a couple of weeks ago that I couldn't do tricep pushups no matter how hard I tried and I wondered if it was because of the size of my chest - I thought maybe that could be the reason why I could keep my arms in at my sides and do pushups. AL scoffed at me and doubted that could be the reason, but after we finished our tricep pushups in BP, she mentioned to me that maybe I should be doing tricep dips like another girl in the class was doing because she was comparing our forms I guess and saw that maybe the size of my chest was in fact preventing me from doing the pushups properly.
Of course, she quickly added that she doesn't feel bad for me, but I think she should because honestly, it's not fun (especially when you're running). But I digress.
Calorie Intake: 2145
Calories Burned: ~800
Calories Net: 1345
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