Type of Workout: Treadmill - run/walk
Duration: 20 min.
Calories Burned: 116 cal.
Description: 10 min warm up walk, next 6 min alternate between 1 min walking and 1 min running, 4 min cool-down walk.
I'm back! Well, almost back. I'm at about 97% after nearly two weeks of being useless to my exercise plan because of my back. But -- at long last -- here I am, fresh from my post-workout shower, munching on a pink lady apple, and so ecstatic that I was able to do some running this morning!
So I took it pretty easy today, both because of that pesky 3% of my back that still insists on being a little stiff and painful, and because I was hesitant to jump straight back into things at full-speed at the risk of not meeting my daily workout goal and dealing with the disappointment that would cause. I also promised Nate that I would start up slow again so I wouldn't get injured my first day back.
But the run/walk was great. There's some soreness in my lower back muscles now that the workout is done, but nothing I can't handle. And best of all, once I began running, I realized that I wanted to run longer! Did you get that? I wanted to run longer. That is huge.
Needless to say, I'm a happy girl this morning.
What's coming up for me this week? Finding exercises to strengthen my back, continuing to stretch properly when I workout, and trying my hand at yoga.
