What have I been doing? Welll…….
I shook my legs out on a painful 3 mile run Monday. It wasn’t really that painful, but because I went out alone and without music, I think I kept pushing pace instead of taking it super easy. It was just so freaking nice outside!!! Oh ya, and I finally wore the “Running For Two” shirt my sweet madre bought me for Christmas. It doesn’t really fit that great yet, so I may only wear it for short runs and keep sticking to my normal gear ( this sports bra, on the other hand, is 12 times too tight already, and is squeezing fat out near my underarms. So sexy, so hot! I can’t contain myself!).
I counted Monday as an “off” day because I only worked out for 30 minutes. Is that normal?
Tuesday I hit the gym with my husband. We did weights, but I just wasn’t feeling another run, so instead, I did a treadmill hike for 2.25 miles. It was actually really awesome, and I was so glad I went with that. I was sweating bullets and my legs were burning. YIPPEE.
TREADMILL HIKE:
- Keep your speed set to 3.3 – 3.5
- Start at approx incline 3-4 for 5 min W/U
- Increase incline by 1 every 2-3 minutes.
- When you get to 10, switch to 15, lower the speed to 2.2-2.4 and walk backwards for 3 minutes.
- Repeat until 45 minutes pass.
After I started writing this, I went ahead and googled “treadmill hike workout.” Below is the workout I found on the Fit Sugar Blog:
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VINYASA FLOW YOGA?
Those are all of the basic yoga poses, especially the ones used for Vinyasa Flow.
I went to yoga again at lunch the other day. I LOVE Bikram (ie. hot, hot, hot yoga that goes through the same exact poses, in the same exact order everytime). But I kept finding it difficult to part with $20 once a week, when my gym offers a variety of yoga classes and teachers.
HOWEVER, most of what they offer is Vinyasa Flow. It isn’t that I mind Vinyasa, it is the flow part which is on my nerves.
They go too fast! The main reason I go to yoga is to get calm, centered, and to stretch my poor battered muscles! I can’t do that when I am going so fast I can’t think and/or have to keep looking at the instructor.
I want to feel like this when I am doing it:
And look all zenned out!
That is how I feel doing Bikram.
Does anyone use their treadmill to “hike” or “climb”?
Does anyone else do YOGA?
What about Vinyasa?
What do you like/dislike?
I also LOVE bikram! I wait til it goes on groupon or something because I also refuse to pay what they charge!
I love those running for two shirts- so cute!
I’m attempting to have more yoga in my life, mostly in the form of yoga DVDs or follow a book in my basement. I’d love to try Bikram one day!
Your shirt is so cute! That treadmill hike sounds awesome, thanks for sharing. I think that would be good to try after my half next weekend!
I keep telling myself to get back into yoga and hoping that will make me feel like I want to get back in tune with my body and care about it more. Hoping I find my motivation SOON because my pants are NOT fitting
I’m so glad you put workouts on here because it gives those of us who have no clue what to do, a good workout.