Disappointing Day

So today was, well, a bit disappointing. I suppose I should have expected, considering that my progress has been steady so far. Today was my first day of C25K week 4, and I knew it was going to be a hurdle. The week 4 plan is two repetitions of 3 min run 90 sec walk, 5 min run 2.5 min walk. Today, I got through the first three runs feeling winded and tired, but promised myself I'd push through. Half way through the last run, I developed an intense cramp in my side. Initially I tried to push through it, but the pain had me literally bent over while I was running. With 2.5 minutes to go on my last run, I went into my cooldown. After the workout, I did an abbreviated abs workout, but I got through all my yoga stretches.

I had heard that people doing the C25K have often had to repeat weeks as they go along because they hit a wall. To be fair, I haven't been sticking to the "weeks" plan on the C25K. The programs says to do 3 days a week, so each week contains three workouts and resting time in between. I've been doing my cardio every day, so It's taken me about 2.5 weeks to get to week 4 in the program. I don't want to start taking days off, because I think the key to my success will be doing cardio every day, but I suppose I shouldn't expect so much from myself.

In other news, I started my dance class up again. We're learning a hula hoop routine, which is harder than you'd expect, and very tiring on my abs!

I also booked in at 8am Friday morning to have a fitness consultation at the TCD Sports Centre. It's an hour long, and the instructor will evaluate my needs and my fitness level and suggest a weights routine that I can incorporate into my current exercise routine. Hopefully that'll kick start my weight loss and toning.

More news to come.

Reagan