Monday Excercise

That little dog is going to lift your spirits and boost your exercise more than you can imagine! I know if I've had a lousy day all I have to do is walk in the door and mine is always happy to see me, no matter what, and it makes me smile and forget the bad stuff for a while. And yesterday when it finally got nice out I felt tired of being cooped up inside doing housework but the roads were too wet to ride my bike so I thought 'a walk!' - called the dog and he came running and off we went for a very long walk. Now if I had asked my husband the same thing he would have said 'I'm watching the Phillies game (why?) or 'I'm recording something' - I don't get those answers from Jude - I get a happy face, a wagging tail and he runs to his leash and is ready to go at a moment's notice.

Enjoy your new friend - they bring so much joy to our lives.

15 minutes of cardio on treadmill @ 3.7
15 minutes of cardio on tradmill @ 3.0 with an 8.0 incline

Legs, arms and abs on the machines, 15 minutes

Treadmill @ lunch - stats:
* 40 min
* 624 cal
* 3.84 miles
* 277 ft climbed
* 5.77 mph avg
* 10:23 min/mile avg

This morning I ventured out (after oversleeping just a little bit) to the hotel's fitness center, with some trepidation.  Well, I had FUN!  It's a gorgeous center, there were a bunch of people there (including quite a few who were considerably less buff than I am) and a great atmosphere.  

I've always been a little fearful of motorized treadmills, but decided that I had really needed the cardio today and didn't want to try and learn one of the other machines yet, so I hopped on.  Well, THAT was addictive!  I ended up doing a little over 2 miles in half an hour (pace averaged a little over 4 mph, not including warmup and cooldown)... that's longer than I normally do at home on the path.  I didn't quite figure out how to get it to change smoothly to and from a jogging pace but was eyeing what others were doing and I think i'll figure that out tomorrow.  

I followed that up with some upper body weight work before runnnig out of time and needing to get going so I wouldn't be late to the conference.  Tomorrow, I'll get up earlier!

Woo hoo!  Another fear conquered... or at least tucked back into the closet where it belongs!

Karen

WOW! 2 miles in 1/2 hour? That's great!! You are really progressing well!

Haha yeah - I was "bookin!"  But it was fun and I can really see how Shauna describes an exercise "high."  Felt awesome!  And am looking forward to tomorrow morning - I'm trying to get Katie to get up and go with me in the morning, but she's really enjoying sleeping in in the nice comfy hotel beds!

Karen

ok so i did spin class tonight. I have to say not a fan. so off to the next class this week to see what they have

I was not a fan of spinning either.  I give big props to those who love spinning.  You wil find your favorite!

Have you seen Dr. Brader's new suite?  It is beautiful up there!

not yet when did you see it? I figured  I would go by next week

I had an appointment last Friday.  It is gorgeous!  The gym room was my favorite - lots of "toys" to play with in there.