Good for you on that run Beck!! I'm LOL thinking about your little dog almost tripping you up. (well, I wouldn't laugh if he HAD tripped you up...) Mr. Doggy did what's called an AD with his dog Ferguson - it's an endurance test where the handler is on a bicycle and the dog is on a leash - they go 20km (about 12 miles for US folks). Believe me - when he started conditioning for that it took some time for the both of them to stay "upright" for any distance!!
mwo2 - GOOD FOR YOU!!!
Marshy, you and Mame's posts and some others are getting me interested in at least trying yoga, which I have never tried. I always figured I was too clumsy, inflexible, etc. I should see if they offer a class at the Jr. College. I know what you mean about finding a way to keep motivated to GO to the gym. The best way I've found this time around is to make it a part of my EARLY morning "start the day" routine. LOL - that way I sorta sleep walk through it and it's over before I'm fully awake.
Mame, did the evening routine work for you again today?
Pamina, your route sounds good the way you have it set up - so you can gradually increase the "power walk" portion over time. I can't wait to get waisted too! That's my most stubborn body part. The jeans I shopped for in my closet are all "regular" waisted (not the low waisted things that look horrifying on me that are in style these days!). That made it particularly gratifying when they buttoned! Inches is WHERE IT'S AT and I think a pair of test jeans are a better barometer than even a measuring tape. So now I have to dig out my next pair of test jeans.
I had a good 80% workout today - still burned over 400 cals according to EK. In the past I have *tried* to not be chatting on the circuit - it really does negatively impact the quality of the workout. This week I just decided that I will be as polite as I can but tell folks I CAN'T chat until after my workout. The good news is that for the most part the same folks are there at the same time every day, so it won't take too long for people to just know that I'm not being unfriendly - just focusing on my workout until I'm done.
DG
Day 77 AFHFE(xercise)F(reak)