Yesterday I just did Ab Ripper X and let my ankle rest a little bit, kind of. I suppose standing on it all day doing hair isn't really 'resting'.
This morning, 6:30AM popped out of bed, got ready and was at the starting line at 7:20AM. Good music in my ears and I started a little farther back to not get pushed, trambled, poked, prodded....etc.
The route wasn't too hilly but there was a few smaller ups and downs. I did not stop and beat my previous time by 13 seconds, without really trying/knowing. There is the Mohawk run on the 17th and I read that is flat and 'fast'. So maybe...we can shave off some more time!!!
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Still Moving & Groovin'!
Let's see...I met my goal time for June, 1900 minutes of exercise! Yay! Great job! This month, my goal is to run 38 miles and then 1950 minutes of exercise. The mileage itself should be about 380, so that should be fairly easy to do! :-) My birthday is this month, so maybe ONE day off...maybe. Maybe not. :-)
Have continued to listen to my ankle this week, my knee is being a little weird as well. I did yoga that day to help, then I went for just a 2 mile run and did Legs & Back VERY GENTLY the following day. Yesterday was Plyometrics day, and I made it through it without taking as many breaks, and it felt good, but I didn't feel as though I pushed as hard as I could. Sometimes I don't think I get my heart rate going as much as I should. Although when I check it, it's usually about 22-28 beats (for 10 seconds), so it's in the correct range. But I think that it goes up and then down and then up and then down. Granted, I don't think I could keep it up at the 168 bpm for very long; it's not even that fast when I'm running I don't think. I really want a heart rate monitor, a Garmin 450....$350-$500 later....I think I'll wait for a while. :-)
Today I went for another little run, 2.5 miles. I woke up a little later than expected this morning, but it rained last night so it wasn't too hot or humid out at 9:30AM. I had to be at work at noon and yes, I take a good hour to get ready (lunch, clothes, shower, hair, makeup and EVERYTHING else!) to be out the door is good I think. So I did about 2.5 miles and then worked at the salon.
Busy day and my ankle is acting up again, a little ice during dinner and I'll wear very good shoes tomorrow = no heels, no flip flops.
I WILL be running that 5K on Saturday, I will!
Have continued to listen to my ankle this week, my knee is being a little weird as well. I did yoga that day to help, then I went for just a 2 mile run and did Legs & Back VERY GENTLY the following day. Yesterday was Plyometrics day, and I made it through it without taking as many breaks, and it felt good, but I didn't feel as though I pushed as hard as I could. Sometimes I don't think I get my heart rate going as much as I should. Although when I check it, it's usually about 22-28 beats (for 10 seconds), so it's in the correct range. But I think that it goes up and then down and then up and then down. Granted, I don't think I could keep it up at the 168 bpm for very long; it's not even that fast when I'm running I don't think. I really want a heart rate monitor, a Garmin 450....$350-$500 later....I think I'll wait for a while. :-)
Today I went for another little run, 2.5 miles. I woke up a little later than expected this morning, but it rained last night so it wasn't too hot or humid out at 9:30AM. I had to be at work at noon and yes, I take a good hour to get ready (lunch, clothes, shower, hair, makeup and EVERYTHING else!) to be out the door is good I think. So I did about 2.5 miles and then worked at the salon.
Busy day and my ankle is acting up again, a little ice during dinner and I'll wear very good shoes tomorrow = no heels, no flip flops.
I WILL be running that 5K on Saturday, I will!
Monday, June 29, 2009
Yoga Replacement for Ankle
Yesterday at work I noticed my ankle hurt quite a bit. Today was supposed to be Plyometrics (high impact aerobic exercise). Hm....not amazing ankle + jumping = no good for me.
So...I iced it this morning for about an hour and then honestly...just laid about and went to Big Splash and laid out in the sun for a while.
Note to self: DON'T EAT FUNNEL CAKES + ICE CREAM = NO GOOD! They had this treat that you could get a funnel cake with ice cream on top. Honestly, I just really wanted a little ice cream and a little funnel cake, not the whole dang thing. But my friends had already both bought one...and I hate that we can't share. :-( Then I eat more. I just want to taste it. *sigh*
Anyways, can't be skipping out, ESPECIALLY with the funnel cake, so I decided on Yoga X instead. It was a GREAT workout, even doing the pushups in between the sequences! Yoga Belly 7 times gets better every time too. LOVE IT!
Tomorrow...what does the calendar say? Right now it says an easy 3 mile run early then Legs & Back either before I go to the salon or after. We'll see how my ankle feels after the run; I'll probably go to La Fortune. If I go there, then I HAVE to do the whole 3.2 track, can't be stopping at the 2 mile mark there! :-)
BRING IT ON!
So...I iced it this morning for about an hour and then honestly...just laid about and went to Big Splash and laid out in the sun for a while.
Note to self: DON'T EAT FUNNEL CAKES + ICE CREAM = NO GOOD! They had this treat that you could get a funnel cake with ice cream on top. Honestly, I just really wanted a little ice cream and a little funnel cake, not the whole dang thing. But my friends had already both bought one...and I hate that we can't share. :-( Then I eat more. I just want to taste it. *sigh*
Anyways, can't be skipping out, ESPECIALLY with the funnel cake, so I decided on Yoga X instead. It was a GREAT workout, even doing the pushups in between the sequences! Yoga Belly 7 times gets better every time too. LOVE IT!
Tomorrow...what does the calendar say? Right now it says an easy 3 mile run early then Legs & Back either before I go to the salon or after. We'll see how my ankle feels after the run; I'll probably go to La Fortune. If I go there, then I HAVE to do the whole 3.2 track, can't be stopping at the 2 mile mark there! :-)
BRING IT ON!
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Evil Ankle Issues
Last night I got done with work and went home, hoping to go straight into Legs and Back. No....my roomie wanted to talk. It's good though; we don't get to talk as much as we should, because we're both really busy and work a lot. (Well...I work a lot.) So it was a little later than what I had planned on when I started, but I did it, started preparing dinner in the middle (fresh green beans need some time to soften and boil!) and then finished it OF COURSE!
I got up this morning, a little sore, but not too bad, and it wasn't ungodly hot outside at 9:30AM. After the Cox guy left, then I went to La Fortune for a run. The trail is 3.2 miles, so 5K and I wanted to run it all without stopping. I usually run a mile, walk a little, run a mile, walk a little. But I have the Firecracker 5K this next Saturday and I haven't ran 3.2 miles continually since the last 5K race that I ran, over Memorial Day weekend.
So, I'm running, not really enjoying it, hot, REALLY sweaty, knowing that my music is the only thing keeping me going. And...I'm on a trail with some gravel, and I fall into a softer spot, twisting my ankle, and going D-O-W-NNNN....
I walked a little, slowly jogged the rest of the trail, and then didn't think a lot about it. But now I'm at work, and it's kind of sore and my right knee (same side) is as well. I kind of feel as though it needs to be 'popped' back in, but perhaps elevation and ice would do it some wonders too.
*sigh* I'm still supposed to do Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps. BRING IT ON!
I got up this morning, a little sore, but not too bad, and it wasn't ungodly hot outside at 9:30AM. After the Cox guy left, then I went to La Fortune for a run. The trail is 3.2 miles, so 5K and I wanted to run it all without stopping. I usually run a mile, walk a little, run a mile, walk a little. But I have the Firecracker 5K this next Saturday and I haven't ran 3.2 miles continually since the last 5K race that I ran, over Memorial Day weekend.
So, I'm running, not really enjoying it, hot, REALLY sweaty, knowing that my music is the only thing keeping me going. And...I'm on a trail with some gravel, and I fall into a softer spot, twisting my ankle, and going D-O-W-NNNN....
I walked a little, slowly jogged the rest of the trail, and then didn't think a lot about it. But now I'm at work, and it's kind of sore and my right knee (same side) is as well. I kind of feel as though it needs to be 'popped' back in, but perhaps elevation and ice would do it some wonders too.
*sigh* I'm still supposed to do Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps. BRING IT ON!
Saturday, June 27, 2009
More Motivating People!
Today I saw not 1 but 2 women in my chair that were runners! Yeah for us! Jessica is training for the 1/2 marathon I believe and Suzy is just running for fun. :-)
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Tired
Wow. Let's see...yesterday morning, I rode my bike up to the Farmer's Market and shopped a little, went to the bank, then came home.
= 30 minutes, 5 miles or so
One of the venders at the market always has fresh muffins/scones, so I enjoyed one of those with some vegetarian sausage and bacon. :-)
P90X Yoga was up before lunch and wow-e-zow-e!!! I haven't brought that video before like I brought it yesterday. We weren't 'floating up there and doggin it.' I was 'down in it'! My glutes hurt and they've NEVER hurt from doing that video before. My abs were still sore from the workout before, but Yoga Belly 7 times was brought as well.
I worked late last night too; I think we left around...11, 11:30. We were fairly busy too, I walked a lot, and FAST. Good money = good times.
This morning was supposed to be Kenpos X according to my Google Schedule. I got up though and my feet still hurt from the restaurant last night and my legs were still tight, so I told myself that I would do it after work and my meeting. Hm....I think I'm tired. I made it to work and was pretty 'out of it'. My meeting, I ate a small salad, no I DEVOURED it, and then could pay a little bit of attention. I'm just tired. I usually try to NOT take a day off from working out, but my body usually demands one full day each week, so I suppose it's Thursday this week and I'll be doing KenposX and Legs & Back tomorrow and then running and Cardio X on Saturday. *crosses fingers* We still need to meet the minute goal for this month, so we'd better!
Oh, update time. Weighed in today and lost....
.6 pounds and....some body fat % as well. I'll have to check the calendar at home again, before that's in stone. I am feeling much better and know that I have a LOT more core strength than before. Some of my clients have been asking me if I've lost weight. I'm in Week 6 of the program now, so....they should be returning (haircuts every 6-8 weeks) and you're supposed to REALLY start seeing results around 5-7 week time frame. Yeah!!!
Double time tomorrow after some great rest tonight!
= 30 minutes, 5 miles or so
One of the venders at the market always has fresh muffins/scones, so I enjoyed one of those with some vegetarian sausage and bacon. :-)
P90X Yoga was up before lunch and wow-e-zow-e!!! I haven't brought that video before like I brought it yesterday. We weren't 'floating up there and doggin it.' I was 'down in it'! My glutes hurt and they've NEVER hurt from doing that video before. My abs were still sore from the workout before, but Yoga Belly 7 times was brought as well.
I worked late last night too; I think we left around...11, 11:30. We were fairly busy too, I walked a lot, and FAST. Good money = good times.
This morning was supposed to be Kenpos X according to my Google Schedule. I got up though and my feet still hurt from the restaurant last night and my legs were still tight, so I told myself that I would do it after work and my meeting. Hm....I think I'm tired. I made it to work and was pretty 'out of it'. My meeting, I ate a small salad, no I DEVOURED it, and then could pay a little bit of attention. I'm just tired. I usually try to NOT take a day off from working out, but my body usually demands one full day each week, so I suppose it's Thursday this week and I'll be doing KenposX and Legs & Back tomorrow and then running and Cardio X on Saturday. *crosses fingers* We still need to meet the minute goal for this month, so we'd better!
Oh, update time. Weighed in today and lost....
.6 pounds and....some body fat % as well. I'll have to check the calendar at home again, before that's in stone. I am feeling much better and know that I have a LOT more core strength than before. Some of my clients have been asking me if I've lost weight. I'm in Week 6 of the program now, so....they should be returning (haircuts every 6-8 weeks) and you're supposed to REALLY start seeing results around 5-7 week time frame. Yeah!!!
Double time tomorrow after some great rest tonight!
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
A Little Switch-A-Roo!
Last night was supposed to be Plyometrics, but instead...I took a NAP! I'm going to just GUESS but I think I was tired. Jessica called me and invited me to go to a birthday party for her friend Summer, so I decided to do that. First time drinking in a while, and I ate a little bit lot too much fattening food, but I've been doing a lot better than before. :-) I thoroughly enjoyed myself though, great food, great drinks, great people!
So this morning, I was kind of motivated because I let my body rest, so I did Plyometrics this morning. Only took 1 little tiny break during it (excluding the breaks given). I was pretty sweaty by the time I was finished, but it was a GREAT feeling! I even managed to do Ab Ripper X AFTERWARDS! ***Double points***
A nice healthy breakfast followed. :-) Buckwheat pancake, soy sausage pattie, 2 egg whites, and baked sweet potato slices with some earl grey and soy milk. De-li-cious!
I went to work and had a pretty slow day, just 2 clients. I honestly think that when I'm busy there, I have MORE energy when I get done, because if I'm not busy, I just sit around. :-( I got a little work done on the Net though. I didn't really want to do Back and Biceps after work, but I drove home, put down the dishes, dropped my bag, changed into my clothes and pushed Play. The music started playing, so I guess I should go ahead and put my hair up, it's time to SWEAT!
It was a very nice workout, although my arms hurt pretty bad right now. I think on my birthday, I'm going to treat myself and get a massage. Yeah! Like 2 1/2 weeks away, and by then I'll really have earned it.
I think I'll sleep well tonight.
So this morning, I was kind of motivated because I let my body rest, so I did Plyometrics this morning. Only took 1 little tiny break during it (excluding the breaks given). I was pretty sweaty by the time I was finished, but it was a GREAT feeling! I even managed to do Ab Ripper X AFTERWARDS! ***Double points***
A nice healthy breakfast followed. :-) Buckwheat pancake, soy sausage pattie, 2 egg whites, and baked sweet potato slices with some earl grey and soy milk. De-li-cious!
I went to work and had a pretty slow day, just 2 clients. I honestly think that when I'm busy there, I have MORE energy when I get done, because if I'm not busy, I just sit around. :-( I got a little work done on the Net though. I didn't really want to do Back and Biceps after work, but I drove home, put down the dishes, dropped my bag, changed into my clothes and pushed Play. The music started playing, so I guess I should go ahead and put my hair up, it's time to SWEAT!
It was a very nice workout, although my arms hurt pretty bad right now. I think on my birthday, I'm going to treat myself and get a massage. Yeah! Like 2 1/2 weeks away, and by then I'll really have earned it.
I think I'll sleep well tonight.
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