Friday is my busiest day at work. There are pages to proofread and last-minute amendments to do. In summary, my days of having long lunches on Friday are long over.
So it is hardly surprising that my lips feel dry and my head starts to throb by about 5pm yesterday. That is when I realise — a little too late — that I haven’t had enough water to drink and I have become slightly dehydrated.
Although exercising was the last thing I wanted to do by 6.30pm, I made my way to the office gym across the hall.
I only intended to stay on the treadmill for 30 minutes but somehow I kept going on. I stayed on the machine for ONE hour alternating between brisk walking, running and walking inclines.
I haven’t run in a long while so I wasn’t keen on it. But when my favourite songs play on the MP3 player, I forced myself to pick up the pace and run for the entire song.
I think I did that for three songs. That’s at least nine minutes of running — not bad for someone who loathes running and hasn’t done so in over six months!
I brisk walked — marched — to the beat of rave/house music when they came on. Mind you, one house music song can last seven minutes, so that’s one hell of a long march!
Sometimes, I have one song playing after another and as they tend to sound the same, I can’t tell when the new song starts playing, so I just keep on walking!
I would walked slowly but at an exaggerated incline — 10 or 11 — when I want to catch some breath. By going at an incline, I still get a good work out for my legs although I’m going at a slower pace.
My legs were sore by the time I hopped off the treadmill. I’m sure it’s from my running shoes and the strength training I did on Tuesday during aerobics.
My headache? Gone! I forgot I even had it the moment I started picking up my pace.
Speaking of aerobics, I think doing the dance moves the other day left me more breathless than my one hour treadmill exercise yesterday. That may mean that I didn’t exert myself as much when I’m training alone.
That’s why it’s good to work out under a trainer’s supervision, if you can afford the fees of course.
I hate doing strength training so I’m not willing to fork out money for a trainer to force me to do them 🙂 BUT I don’t mind dancing and doing the moves over and over until I feel like vomiting! 🙂
I had planned to walk at the park today but since it rained and I had done 60 minutes yesterday, I think my leg muscles deserve a break.
I might try the park tomorrow morning before it rains again in the afternoon.
Happy Weight 