exercise for the week 7/21-7/26

7/22 (Tuesday) 90 minute ballet class
7/23 (Wednesday) Went out for Mexican!, 2 mile treadmill walk
7/24 (Thursday) 60 minute ballet class
7/25 (Friday) no workout
7/26 (Saturday) 3 hour dance workshop

My neuroma has been bothering me considerably. I think I'm going to have to have the surgery. Calling the foot doc on Monday.

hamster

I got a treadmill from a friend at work on Saturday. It is near-gym quality and she gave it to me on long term loan. I took it for a spin today, just a mile because I had to go to yoga. It is nice to run without dealing with the heat, but I can't say that I enjoy treadmill running. I feel like a hamster in a hamster wheel. Plus where I have it in my condo I can't see the TV, just the wall in front of me. It's not super mobile (it does have front wheels) and currently on a heavy mat which makes it harder to move. So we might take the mat out from under it so I can swing it around to see the TV or I will just have to download some podcasts to listen to or something, because staring at a wall really sucks.

Exercise log:

Monday (7/14) yoga, 1 mile jog
(7/15) Tuesday- no workout, basketball game
(7/16) Wednesday- no workout, neck spasms
(7/17) Thursday-no workout, basketball game
(7/18) Friday-no workout
(7/19) Saturday- no workout, basketball game
(7/20) Sunday- 90 minute dance class
(7/21) Today- 1 mile treadmill jog, yoga

Wardrobe malfunction

Don't run with leggings with a hole in the inner thigh.

Sunday- dance
Today- yoga, 1 mile jog

Update

I've been on vacation since July 3 and have used the time to step up my exercise game. I actually started prior to my vacation while I was in Anaheim for a convention. While there, I took advantage of my hotel's fitness center. They had a killer spinning class and I took two while I was there. I also used the weights, elliptical, and took their yoga/stretch class.

When I got back from Anaheim I continued my exercise regime. Since June I have been taking ballet twice per week and yoga twice per week. This week I added some jogging and walking to the mix, either before or after my classes. Belly dance is on Sundays for 90 minutes.

I'm hoping to do more jogging. I started slowly and did .5 mile jog the first day (3 miles total with walking), 1 mile (2 with walking) 1.5 mile (2 with walking), and tonight 2.5 mile (3 with walking). The first day was torture. I felt like I was jogging through molasses. But by this evening it has become so much easier. Slow, but easier. It's amazing how your body bounces back with regular conditioning.

I think the stretching/toning elements of the dance and yoga is a good counterbalance to the jogging. I definitely want to do a race again in the near future (last one was Turkey Trot and I jogged 2 miles of the 5k).

I've also noticed that my eating has gotten better. I'm not craving the fast food like I have been in the past few months. I suppose that my body is enjoying the seratonin produced from the exercise rather than wanting it from food. All good developments.

I'll try to update here more often so I can have a record of my progress. I'm not ready to start clocking miles yet or doing weigh ins but I'll probably start soon.