Being inside a hotel all weekend long isn't fun. Although I am learning important information I am stuck in class from 9 til 5:30 and then have dinner banquets to attend. It seems like all we do is sit and eat, sit and eat, and repeat.
On Friday morning I was proud of myself for waking up at 6:15 and hitting the hotel gym. I ran a 5k on the elliptical in 28:15 and I was pretty happy. I forgot how much easier it is to run on a machine then it is to run outside. I also found myself slowing down a little because my heart rate was getting over 160 but that's another story.
Reasons to run inside:
1. The machine Allows you to always see your pace that you are running and what your heartbeat is. I know you can wear a watch that does the same thing to keep your pace on track but I find it easier when it is on the screen ahead of you where you don't have to look down at your wrist. (plus, I don't have a watch that does this so I may feel differently if I did.)
2. The machine gives you an extra push. On the elliptical I love using the arms too.
3. I know that anytime I can get off and stop. This may sound strange but when I know that I can step off the machine at anytime I tend to run farther. After the first 20 minutes or so it becomes fun doing sprints while watching your pace, and pushing yourself to limits. I always like to run to even miles or times so my routine usually always gets extended so I can end on an even number.
After my run I did some lunges with weights, burpees, pushups, & lower abs. I wanted to add a few more exercises but the space was small and I really didn't want to do jumping jacks & candlesticks in front of the others in the gym. The exercises don't look silly in bootcamp but only by myself I decided to pass.
This post Is a little lacking but I only have my iPad and it's not as easy to write on this. I sooo much prefer a computer when writing things!!
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