I made it to the running track this morning despite the heavy eyelids. I haven't been to the gym since last week - either had appointments (i.e. parties) around afternoon gym time or hungover the next morning. There was no appointment yesterday and so I had no excuse this morning. My alarm rang at 6.31am, and I was out of the house by 7.15am, after a 15 minute contemplation followed by a mug of strong coffee.
I'm a fan of having coffee before a run, it makes me feel less pathetic when I'm exercising. I'm running/ellipticking (that's Yolanda for being on the elliptical machine) longer and I'm able to do sprints in between. So today instead of passing out after 18 minutes of jogging, I did 26 minutes with two 15-second sprints in between. (The sprints aren't a special technique of boosting calorie burns or anything. I just didn't want to hit 9 minutes per kilometre!)
Scientific research says caffeine is definitely good for you before a workout (Google it!) so I'm sticking to it. And like anything else in life, moderation is good.
Yah - my running is still pretty sad, but I've improved a lot from being able to run just 700 metres when I first started. My sin is lack of consistency and having a stomach that thinks it's a bottomless pit. Still, in two weeks, I've lost about 4lbs. I hope to lose another 10 by the end of April. God grant me discipline!
This morning's calorie burn: 293kcals. Hope to make it to the gym later today for some weights too.
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