Good morning!
Last night at the gym-21.10 minute mile. I shaved off about 4 minutes in a couple of days, and 10 minutes since last week. 18 minutes, or even 15, doesn't seem so undoable now
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I also got my pace up to 20 minutes for about half of the mile, before my calves hurt and I had to slow down. But it's coming!
Then, because I was feeling so badass to the core, I went over to the free weight section and did my arm routine with 10 pound weights. I'd not done that before. I couldn't do as much, but that's sort of the point-to push it a little. Otherwise, you're not building your muscle.
My goal isn't to be a musclebody-I know you have to have a certain body type for that, and put in serious weightlifting even then, but nicely toned would be great
. My gym offers a "women's side", but I actually prefer to work out with the football players and serious bodybuilders, as if that motivates me. I got a thumbs-up yesterday from one.
Andrea's right, when I miss a day, I don't feel as good. I also know I can mix it up a little with swimming and Zumba, but I also want to focus on that pace thing, which is easier to measure on a treadmill.
When the rest of my life feels like it's falling down around me (literally), it's nice to have something to look forward to and to actually go right.