I used to be pretty fit. I used to attend a gym regularly. I used to go to classes at a gym. Then I moved to Florida and that all changed. While I like to work out at home, my routine isn't getting me far because I'm missing something vital: Cardio. I haven't done any cardio in a while. Not really, anyway. I mean, I have a routine that gets my heart going, but it's not like running on a treadmill. The problem is that I have no treadmill.
A while ago, Roy and I decided to start running (jogging, technically) in the evenings. It kind of worked. For a month or so. There were a few problems. One, Roy has longer legs than I do and I couldn't keep pace with him. Two, running in the thick, humid air of Florida did nothing for my lungs. I'd be wheezing and red as a tomato by the time we were done. We abandoned jogging.
I've decided to give it another go. I'm going to get up right before 5 am and do a work out or go jogging. I am hoping that I will be able to build a tolerance to the air, or something.
Yup, 5 am. Let that sink in a second. The sun is not out. Birds are snoozing. The bunnies are awake, but they're the only ones. Horrible time, huh? The problem is that I work most weekdays and 4-5 evenings a week. This does not give me a lot of time to work out. Hopefully rising at this time will give me a fighting chance to get in better shape.
Today I did my first try at cardio, although it was this afternoon. I alternated between walking and jogging. For the last little bit I ran. Then I almost threw up. Pathetic, huh? I'm not sure what happened. However, it was nice. It was 70 degrees out (humidity at 70%, ugh) and the sun in the late afternoon wasn't too horrible (for now...).
We'll see how tomorrow morning goes. Wish me luck!
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