Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Walking for fitness

I never thought at 28 years old that I would have to start walking in order to start running. I have been doing research lately on getting back to running after injury, and the program I have adopted involves walking and running mixtures all the way up until I can run 20 minutes straight. I have walked 3-4 times already over the past two weeks, and although it takes a long time to go a mile, it is rewarding to sweat again (even though it's much less than when running). The program I'm starting says that if I can walk 45-60 minutes with no pain, then I'm ready to begin the run/walk mix. I go back to the doctor (hopefully to be released) next Monday, 12/1, and after that I plan to get back to my normal exercise routine--albeit with much less miles on my body to this point.

Only a few more days until Christmas music can begin!!!

1 comment:

Andrew and Sarah said...

songs i'm looking forward to:

1) Blue Christmas by Elvis
2) Have Yourself a Merry Little
Christmas by James Taylor
3) any and all of the Vince
Guiraldi Trio stuff (the jazz
band that does the Charlie Brown
music)
4) Santa Clause is Coming to Town
by Bruce Springsteen
5) The Christmas Song by Nat King
Cole
6) Happy Holidays by Andy Williams
7) anything Bing Crosby and Frank
Sinatra
8) I Want a Hippopotamus for
Christmas
9) Step Into Christmas by Elton
John

songs i'm not looking forward to:

1) Wonderful Christmas Time by Paul
McCartney
2) All I Want for Christmas is You
by Mariah Carey
3) Santa Baby by whoever that john
brown annoying lady is
4) that stupid song by John Lennon