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We had a high school graduation for our oldest daughter last week, so the whole schedule was a bit off. And this week is complicated by college orientation. But this week:
Monday Fencing 3.0 hours tonight
Tuesday - TRX class 1 hour and some weights
Wednesday - Normally, I'd fence for 2 hours - I will look to see if a fencing club in Pittsburgh has open bouting, but not sure I'll find that. Hoping to get to the gym, but have to leave at noon to drive to Pittsburgh (5 hours) for daughter's college orientation. Maybe a workout at the hotel gym when we get in
Thursday - Miles and miles and miles of walking on campus related stuff. (and maybe a workout at the hotel)
Friday - Miles and miles of walking and a 5 hour drive home
Saturday - Heavy duty Gym day
Sunday - Color Run 5k - it's the first and last 5k I'll do - I've found out in this process I HATE running. (I have bad knees, so it really hurts.)
Keep on losing!
Diana
HW 271.5 (April 2016) SW 246.9 (8/23/16) CW 158 (5/2/18)
Race week! Some easy miles and lots of yoga. Got to get some heat training in too.
Monday-4 mile run
Tuesday-yoga
Wednesday-3 mile run
Thursday-yoga
Friday-2 mile run and travel. May not have time to get this one in.
Saturday-Eagle Up 24 hour Ultra.
Sunday-ded.
VSG: 3/12/15
Hi everyone hope you all had a good week and got in what you hoped to do. I almost did all of mine but I did not do my bike today. It has been a very emotional few days for me. Lots of tears. My best friend lost his father thursday morning and thursday night is brother was killed on his motorcycle. I think today everything just caught up to me and I felt like I could not do a thing.
Monday Bike 80 minute make up for today
Tue swim 60 minute
Wed swim 60 minute
Thursday 40 minute run with 4 hills repeat and 60 minute ride
Friday rest
Saturday 30 minute open water swim 20 minute run
sunday 70k bike ride
I agree with you slow the run down and try for 2 minutes at a slower pace and a minute of walking or even do one minute and one minute for a few weeks. Why is it when people first start out they always want speed.I am still trying to get my short little legs to go faster
My recommendation is to slow both down. Walking should not be an intense workout. It's recovery for the next running interval. Also, don't be afraid to repeat weeks until you can get it right.
VSG: 3/12/15
I'm a couple months in to learning how to run and I had the same problem breaking that 1 minute run barrier. Instead of going longer, I worked at running faster for the one minute. I also shortened the walk intervals without increasing the running ones. I don't know if this is the best way to do it but after doing that, I slowed the running down and can now run for 8-10 minute intervals if I go slow.
HW: 299 CW: 165 GW: 150
Started Optifast on April 21, 2017 at 248lbs through the Ontario Bariatric Network medical program.
I don't think I can speed up walking. My HR is pretty high as it is. It's always run high with exercise, compared to what "they" say it should be. I had a stress echo done about 18 months ago that was normal and they said the elevated HR was just the result of "de-conditioning". The stress test literally took me less than a minute to get into their target range and I only walked, never ran. I was, at the time, 230lbs or so. But, it's not so different now (though it is some better, I can walk forever now at the 4.3 and be in "fat burning" range). It's frustrating to work so hard and not seem to be making progress.
VSG: 1/17/17
5'7" HW: 283 SW: 229 CW: 135-140 GW: 145
Pre-op: 53 M1: 22 M2: 12 M3: 12 M4: 8 M5: 10 M6: 11 M7: 5 M8: 6 M9-M13: 15-ish
LBL/BL w/ Fat Transfer 1/29/18
Try slowing a bit when you are "running" and speeding up a bit when you are walking. I used the Couch to 5k app on my phone - it was well worth the $2 and I was doing a 11 minute miles, which for a 55 year old woman with no cartilage in her knees, isn't bad. (But I hate to run.) I did it to train for a 5k I was doing for charity. Having a "voice" in my ear telling me when to run and when to walk was helpful.
Keep on losing!
Diana
HW 271.5 (April 2016) SW 246.9 (8/23/16) CW 158 (5/2/18)
This week is going to be tough on exercise because my daughter graduates high school Friday - so lots going on.
Monday - Fencing 2 hours
Tuesday - rest
Wednesday - Fencing - hopefully for at least 1.5 hours - probably miss some of the session due to a late meeting at work
Thursday - TRX
Friday - maybe get to the gym - but not likely.
Saturday - Gym
Sunday - Pride Parade (3 mile walk) with my daughter - likely in 90 degree heat
Have a great week!
Keep on losing!
Diana
HW 271.5 (April 2016) SW 246.9 (8/23/16) CW 158 (5/2/18)
I took a really slow entry into interval running about 6 weeks ago. I started with 15 seconds of run and 4:45 of walk and for 3 weeks now I've been on 1-minute run and 4 minutes walk. I can't seem to break past there. I tried increasing today to 1:15 and 3:45 and it was just too much by the 3rd interval. Of course, it was also nearly 90 degrees in the fitness center and it's the day after leg day, but still!
So, tell me - should I be slowing way down? Currently, I'm walking at 4.2-4.3 mph and running at 5.6. Do I knock it down and use run form at a speed I could walk? I feel like my progress has totally stalled.
I feel like in the beginning I would finish and feel energized and like I wanted to turn around and do it all over again. Now I'm dragging myself out of the gym.
VSG: 1/17/17
5'7" HW: 283 SW: 229 CW: 135-140 GW: 145
Pre-op: 53 M1: 22 M2: 12 M3: 12 M4: 8 M5: 10 M6: 11 M7: 5 M8: 6 M9-M13: 15-ish
LBL/BL w/ Fat Transfer 1/29/18
