Guest guest Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 Hi Everyone, Today I did a run/walk - still following the Couch to 5K set up - even though I'm not officially following the program at this time (it doesn't blend well with the MM Endurance workouts - for me it would be over-training and stressful to combine the too - and at this point, I'd rather focus on the MM workouts). So - I did: 10 min warm-up - gradually increasing my walking pace to 4.7 mph Then: 20 min of 60 second jog (7.0 mph) and 90 sec walk (4.7 mph) Then - walk to cool down - gradually bringing my pace back down to 4.0 mph I did 3.5 miles total in around 40 min. My TM said I burned over 500 calories, but I don't believe it b/c you don't plug in any info about yourself - weight, HR, etc. into the TM. Given my size, I'm probably lucky if I burned 300! I'm almost, but not quite, curious enough to get a real HRM - but I'm afraid I'd become too anal about my burns and lose the fun of the workout. Anyway - after my run/wak I did Burnett's Intermediate Pilates workout. This is one of my old stand-by Pilates workouts. The pace is nice, the vibe is very relaxing and is a good teacher. Pilates always feels great to me after I run/walk - it seems to help decompress and realign my spine and hips. My lower back is still doing really well, I'm having a lot of mid-upper-neck issues now though - I suspect most of it is from work-stress and sitting for long hours in front of my computer for work. June is my busiest and most stressful month - so I'm glad it is the 30th. I still have a lot to do for July, but, it will at least be at a less frenetic pace. Oh, I also tried a new pillow last night and that seemed to help my neck out as well. take care everyone!Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 Yay! Congrats on your run/walk intervals, Donna! You'll be at a 5K in no time!I'm running today at lunch for the first time in about a week and can hardly wait! On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 4:50 AM, Donna M-P <donna112520@...> wrote: Hi Everyone, Today I did a run/walk - still following the Couch to 5K set up - even though I'm not officially following the program at this time (it doesn't blend well with the MM Endurance workouts - for me it would be over-training and stressful to combine the too - and at this point, I'd rather focus on the MM workouts). So - I did: 10 min warm-up - gradually increasing my walking pace to 4.7 mph Then: 20 min of 60 second jog (7.0 mph) and 90 sec walk (4.7 mph) Then - walk to cool down - gradually bringing my pace back down to 4.0 mph I did 3.5 miles total in around 40 min. My TM said I burned over 500 calories, but I don't believe it b/c you don't plug in any info about yourself - weight, HR, etc. into the TM. Given my size, I'm probably lucky if I burned 300! I'm almost, but not quite, curious enough to get a real HRM - but I'm afraid I'd become too anal about my burns and lose the fun of the workout. Anyway - after my run/wak I did Burnett's Intermediate Pilates workout. This is one of my old stand-by Pilates workouts. The pace is nice, the vibe is very relaxing and is a good teacher. Pilates always feels great to me after I run/walk - it seems to help decompress and realign my spine and hips. My lower back is still doing really well, I'm having a lot of mid-upper-neck issues now though - I suspect most of it is from work-stress and sitting for long hours in front of my computer for work. June is my busiest and most stressful month - so I'm glad it is the 30th. I still have a lot to do for July, but, it will at least be at a less frenetic pace. Oh, I also tried a new pillow last night and that seemed to help my neck out as well. take care everyone!Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 Donna do you have a smartphone? I noticed there is a Couth to 5k Ap for the Droid! :-) a > > Hi Everyone, > > Today I did a run/walk - still following the Couch to 5K set up - even though I'm not officially following the program at this time (it doesn't blend well with the MM Endurance workouts - for me it would be over-training and stressful to combine the too - and at this point, I'd rather focus on the MM workouts). So - I did: > > 10 min warm-up - gradually increasing my walking pace to 4.7 mph > Then: 20 min of 60 second jog (7.0 mph) and 90 sec walk (4.7 mph) > Then - walk to cool down - gradually bringing my pace back down to 4.0 mph > > I did 3.5 miles total in around 40 min. My TM said I burned over 500 calories, but I don't believe it b/c you don't plug in any info about yourself - weight, HR, etc. into the TM. Given my size, I'm probably lucky if I burned 300! I'm almost, but not quite, curious enough to get a real HRM - but I'm afraid I'd become too anal about my burns and lose the fun of the workout. > > Anyway - after my run/wak I did Burnett's Intermediate Pilates workout. This is one of my old stand-by Pilates workouts. The pace is nice, the vibe is very relaxing and is a good teacher. Pilates always feels great to me after I run/walk - it seems to help decompress and realign my spine and hips. My lower back is still doing really well, I'm having a lot of mid-upper-neck issues now though - I suspect most of it is from work-stress and sitting for long hours in front of my computer for work. June is my busiest and most stressful month - so I'm glad it is the 30th. I still have a lot to do for July, but, it will at least be at a less frenetic pace. Oh, I also tried a new pillow last night and that seemed to help my neck out as well. > > take care everyone! > > Donna > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 Donna do you have a smartphone? I noticed there is a Couth to 5k Ap for the Droid! :-) a > > Hi Everyone, > > Today I did a run/walk - still following the Couch to 5K set up - even though I'm not officially following the program at this time (it doesn't blend well with the MM Endurance workouts - for me it would be over-training and stressful to combine the too - and at this point, I'd rather focus on the MM workouts). So - I did: > > 10 min warm-up - gradually increasing my walking pace to 4.7 mph > Then: 20 min of 60 second jog (7.0 mph) and 90 sec walk (4.7 mph) > Then - walk to cool down - gradually bringing my pace back down to 4.0 mph > > I did 3.5 miles total in around 40 min. My TM said I burned over 500 calories, but I don't believe it b/c you don't plug in any info about yourself - weight, HR, etc. into the TM. Given my size, I'm probably lucky if I burned 300! I'm almost, but not quite, curious enough to get a real HRM - but I'm afraid I'd become too anal about my burns and lose the fun of the workout. > > Anyway - after my run/wak I did Burnett's Intermediate Pilates workout. This is one of my old stand-by Pilates workouts. The pace is nice, the vibe is very relaxing and is a good teacher. Pilates always feels great to me after I run/walk - it seems to help decompress and realign my spine and hips. My lower back is still doing really well, I'm having a lot of mid-upper-neck issues now though - I suspect most of it is from work-stress and sitting for long hours in front of my computer for work. June is my busiest and most stressful month - so I'm glad it is the 30th. I still have a lot to do for July, but, it will at least be at a less frenetic pace. Oh, I also tried a new pillow last night and that seemed to help my neck out as well. > > take care everyone! > > Donna > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.