Boxing Day Workout

I love long weekends. The Christmas weekend had brought about an abundance of food which I did my best to eat only the best. And it was YUMMY!

Guilt didn't really set in. Surely guilt shouldn't be the only method of motivation? That's a negative energy to keep living life to. So what motivated me to wake up and get myself going to the gym on Boxing Day?

1. Being able to run better with Kath on Saturday, 31st December.

2. Because I told Kath I would go to the gym instead of our morning run and knowing that she would be doing some form of workout too.

3. THAT BODY I have ALWAYS dreamed about.

4. I made that commitment to myself to be prepared for the marathon in May 2012.

5. And simply because, I felt like it.

I really did feel like going to the gym. I woke up with all sorts of thoughts in my head this morning and none of them uplifted me so I knew I had to focus on SOMETHING. And the gym got the best of me this morning.

After fueling up with some cereal, I drove to the gym, stuffed my things in the locker and resumed my workout plan. 20 minutes alternating of 1 minute walk and 1 minute run. Unfortunately for me the metric on the treadmill was set to miles instead of kilometer so I couldn't gauge at what speed I was running. All I could do was just base it on how I felt. But now with the power of Google, I am able to determine, I alternated between 3mph = 4.8km/h of walking to 4mph = 6.4km/h. No wonder it felt so comfortabel being up there. On my last two minutes, I sprinted at 4.5mph = 7.2km/h just as Kath had suggested to get the heart rate going. I then proceeded to do some weights, following the Skiing Fitness workout from my Fitness for Life Manual by Matt Roberts. The Skiing Fitness workout focuses on stregthening your legs so that it would be easier to run. I complied but struggled with some of the machines. It looks like I'll need to go for that induction at the gym after all...

Overall, it felt good to be at the gym and I look forward to my next visit.