As I turned out the lights to go to sleep I set my alarm for 8:30 with the intention of waking up early and going to the local high school to run around their track.
This morning, 8:30 came along as did the snooze button. I eventually woke up at 10:30 feeling groggy, heavy, and bloated. Not a good start. But I can't chastise myself for this. I must move on.
I saw a “quick warm-up” exercise a friend had Pinned online the other day and decided to try it out. A little exercise is better than no exercise, right?! So after taking some time to wake up a little, I tried it out:
Exercise:
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Feeling/Reaction:
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50 Jumping Jacks
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Felt good, fun.
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5 Push Ups
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I couldn't lower all the way down and come back up, had to stay at about 105* angle.
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20 Crunches
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I did elbow to opposite knee because I couldn't get all the way up doing them the regular way. Twenty crunches on each side. Felt great.
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20 Mountain Climbers
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20 was definitely my limit.
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30 Second Plank
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I'm really good at this one because of yoga.
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After I had my heart rate up (believe me, it was up!), I felt motivated to keep going. So I threw some yoga clothes on and my running shoes and decided to do a few laps around the house. I set the goal of 10 laps, taking the outside stretch of the backyard and driveway to add more distance to my lap. While our house isn't that big and I really have no idea how far I ran, it winded me and made me sweat. I have to admit, I hate running. I always have hated running. It has always felt purposeless for me, but I did it today because I have been craving a good jog for a while now.
I say that I have had this craving and confess that I never indulged it. But you bet your buttons I have indulged every food craving I have had since the summer began! I always had excuses, like the fact the we live on a highway so it isn't safe to go running or that it would require a track at the high school to be beneficial. I imagined that jogging around my house wouldn't do anything for me. Well, I can say, 10 laps later and it has already done something for me! I kept going:
Exercise:
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Feeling/Reaction:
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10 Laps Around House, Running
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My pattern went as follows:
Run 3
Walk 1
Run 2
Walk 1
Run 3
Walk 2
Run 2
Winded, sweating, hips and leg muscles feel loose.
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Cool Down, Walk in Opposite Direction
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I didn't count how many I did. I stopped when I felt like doing something else. My heart rate had relaxed a bit by then.
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30 Stair Steps
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15 on each leg. Could have done more, but was ready to move on to the next idea.
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20 Stair Hops
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Fun, very rigid at first, off balance. At 15 I began to notice myself get into a rhythm. Twenty felt like my limit.
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5 Lunges
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Five was my limit. I need to work on this.
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While I was doing all of this I was taking note of how I felt. This is something that yoga has taught me. I am allowing myself to feel and acknowledge, become aware, of how my body feels as I do each exercise.
Today I feel: 7.5
Hungry, loose, awake, bloated, heavy.
After today, I will be posting (hopefully daily) quick template formatted Health Confessional Entry so that I can view my progress over time in an organized and straight forward way. I might also post separate entries regarding my feelings, opinions, and realizations regarding our society and healthy living. Only time will tell.
Thank you for joining me in my journey and helping me remain accountable.
My goal is to be healthy.
What is yours?
– JM
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