Sneaking in exercise

[pegkerr]

My weight has been creeping back up, and I'm out of the normal and into the slightly over weight range. Very frustrating. It has been so hard, with holiday madness and the cold dark mornings to fit in my workout. At my office building, there is a gym with machines (treadmill, elliptical, etc.) that building tenants can use. I have decided to use my mid-morning and mid-afternoon breaks (fifteen minutes each) as an opportunity to go down and use the treadmill. I just went down, walked hard for twelve minutes and a slower rate for cool down for two minutes, and the machine says I went almost a mile and burned 65 calories. I talked with another secretary who I know is also trying to lose weight, and we agreed to try to make it a standing date: two mini workouts twice a day.

How are you trying to shoe-horn exercise into your busy life?

I haven't added up my mileage lately, although I'm still keeping track of it, even though I've already reached Mount Doom. I have decided I'm going to set a new goal: getting back to Bag End, and maybe even all the way to the Grey Havens. I'll add up the mileage since Mount Doom sometime this weekend and issue periodic reports.

Comments

[scott-lynch.livejournal.com]

I'm back to doing what I did before-- letting my weight-lifting routine synergistically support my cardiovascular routine. By the time I'm done with a weight routine, I'm stretched and warmed up and sweating, and my heartrate is up, and it's extremely convenient to step out into the cold and walk for an hour or so. No crampy warm-up times; maximum benefit from the walk. And it's efficient, too-- no need to prep twice and shower twice afterward; it just turns two short workouts into one long, relatively pleasant workout.

[scott-lynch.livejournal.com]

Forgot to mention-- don't do this the other way around, if you're inclined. Always lift weights and then do full-body cardio exercise. The weightlifting suffers if you reverse the order.