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[swingchickie]

i'm finding that, slowly but surely, i'm improving by little baby steps at the gym. last monday when i started, i was doing 30 minutes on the treadmill, intervals of 60 second run/90 second walk. now i can do 45 minutes, 90 second run/60 second walk. doesn't sound like much, but for a couch potato and non-runner like me it's a big deal. the 90-second run is far from comfortable for me, i count down every second of it and my heart rate goes up to 90% of max... i know that as i keep progressing and have less weight to carry as i run, those running intervals will get easier to do.

this morning it was tough to get myself to the gym... i didn't sleep well last night, and my back and legs are sore from yesterday's workout. part of me was going "you need to rest your body for one day, sleep in until 6". but if the contestants on "the biggest loser" can work out 6 hours a day while they're carrying around hundreds of extra pounds, my lazy butt can do 45 minutes every morning. i can only imagine how sore those guys must be when they're doing the show, i can handle a little stiffness myself. nothing a little advil can't cure.

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[mrlich.livejournal.com]

Way to go! I don't think that sounds like a 'baby step' at all. I think that sounds like progress. My lazy butt couldn't do near that right now. Once upon a time, I was doing about an hour of 'speedwalking' on an elliptical, but that was about as far as I got.

[boutell.livejournal.com]

Go go Jennbotz!

[bohemianrapsody.livejournal.com]

I watched snippets of The Biggest Loser and think of the contestants pushing themselves to the limit on the show when I'm feeling to lazy to exercise. It helps motivate me. (Although having the huge chunk of money dangling before them like a carrot doesn't hurt *their* motivation)

[swingchickie.livejournal.com]

yeah, i think if i had a quarter million dollars on the line i'd be much more willing to exercise to the point of vomiting. *chuckle*