Change: exercise

[vaneramos]

Second in my 6 changes for 2013 is exercise. I have had some good workout habits in the past, mostly involving weight training, which I enjoyed, but the habit never stuck. Toward the ultimate goal of heart health, the new routine needs to include more cardio, which I have always found tedious. I'm going to try again for the long term with a combination of running and semi-aerobic workouts using light weights. By the end of April, I intend to be doing 45 minutes of daily exercise around 11:30 (before lunch), with stretches or yoga beforehand.

• Monday: upper body


• Tuesday: run


• Wednesday: lower body


• Thursday: upper body


• Friday: run


• Saturday: lower body


• Sunday: long walk

I printed a two-month calendar and plotted the course, day by day. It will start with just stretching on March 1 and continue with light exercise every other day, gradually adding more frequency, duration and exertion.

I need a pair of running shoes.

Comments

[jwg.livejournal.com]

Do you listen to music while exercising? I find it helps relieve the tedium for me. I play my iPod on shuffle with a mix of contra dance jigs and reels, some classical, and some jazz, some classic folk, plus some odds and ends. The contra dance stuff is great for the treadmill or elliptical since it has a good beat and is lively. Since I go to lots of contra dances and buy the CDs from the bands I have lots of it.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

That's a good idea. I don't own a treadmill but plan to do my running outdoors. I don't own an iPod but my phone can play radio or mp3s, so maybe I will try that. Hopefully by the time I start running (in April) all this snow and ice will be gone so I can run in the woods.