Happy New Year everyone!
This is going to be a quick post, as I was back in the gym today for a quick treadmill workout. Not sure why I went back to the treadmill as after last weeks workout, I was in pain for two days after. My legs were killing me for two straight days. My body is not used to running.
Anyway, I didn't feel like going to the gym today either. It was one of those days where I would have been quite happy to not go to the gym. I knew it was going to be tough. There was no motivation to go. However, I went anyway. The treadmill was tough. It was hard from start to finish. There were at least three times during my run that I thought about quitting. But I didn't. I pushed through it to finish.
The numbers this time were better than the last one. I started out slightly slower, 5 mph instead of 5.5 mph like last time, to let the machine handle the incline a bit more to get my heart rate up. It worked. I climbed a lot more this time as compared to last week.
Here are the numbers:
Elapsed Time: 70 minutes
Calories: 911
Distance: 5.2 miles
Distance Climbed: 267 feet
Average Speed: 4.45 mph
Average Pace: 13:27 / mile
Average Heart Rate: 151 bpm
So in all, I went further, climbed higher and burned more calories.
Also, my weight loss is continuing at a nice health pace of about 1 pound per week. I am down to 209 pounds. I haven't been this light in years. Down 2 pant sizes and 1 shirt size. Who knew that working out could pay off like this.
No workout with Karissa this week, so look for another workout post next week.
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