Woke up this morning not mentally prepared to workout. I went to a meeting at school, came home, and had a quick breakfast. After relaxing for a bit, I decided that I would go ahead and get my little workout over with. I thought that it would be cool for me to ride my bike down to Creek Park, try out the "Couch to 5k" app, and ride back. As I was getting prepared for my workout, I got a little frustrated because I couldn't remember the code to my word lock chain for my bike. After killing myself trying to think of it and destroying my bedroom trying to find the little piece paper with the word on it, I gave up and decided to go for it while I prayed that no one would take my bike while I was on the track.
Anyway, I start down the street and things are going smoothly. I'm nervous because I haven't really been on a bike since I was probably 15yrs old. It was a piece of cake until I got half way to my destination. The bike pedals suddenly became to easy and I felt like I wasn't moving forward anymore with each revolution. So what do I do? I hop off my bike and inspect the chains (Like I knew what I was doing LOL). Of course, I have no clue what to look for when fixing an unknown problem. I noticed a couple across the street that looked like they were having a garage sale. I quickly pushed my bike across the street and asked the lady if she had any sons, boys, or men around that new anything about bikes. She told me that she didn't and then I noticed that she had the same bike except hers was pink (mine is green = The Green Machine). She looked over my bike and realized that the chain was still in place. She suggested that I move up a gear. So I moved up 2 gears thinking that it would help something although I'm not sure what. What can I say? I'm special! As we were talking, several cars began to pull up. She politely turned them away and said "I'm sorry, but there is no garage sale. We are simply cleaning out the garage in order to prepare for a garage sale." I'm not sure how far they got today, but boy did they have a lot of stuff to go through. They should make a lot of money when they do have one.
After getting directions that would keep me from going all around the world and across busy streets, I rolled off in a blissful mindset. One thing that I have learned on my way to the park is the fact that I need to get out in my neighborhood more often. There are lots of cute little houses and apartments nearby and the neighborhoods are all so peaceful and quiet. As I see the entrance to the park, I start to coast down a slight hill. Of course, this begins to freak me out because 1) I suck at slowing down and turning and 2) I have no helmet in case I wipe out. I know what you are saying. "Why don't you have a helmet?" I will get one. I promise. And although I'm getting my BMXing on, I know that a simple bump in the road can cause a small wipe out with some serious injuries.
I finally make it to the park and I'm at the bike rack; surveying the scene for potential thieves. There was no one there except some parents and a few joggers. I went ahead and pushed my luck and left my bike there. I began my "Couch to 5k" app. Basically, you do a 5 min warm up, followed by 6 reps of 1 min jogging and 1.5 min of walking, and then a 5 min cool down. During the first week, each workout is 25 min. I didn't complete 25 min, but did manage to do half of the workout. What can I say? I'm taking babysteps. I actually think I did pretty well for not being a runner and not wearing the appropriate shoes (was too eager to get the workout over).
So after my half workout, I decide to jump back on my bike and ride the 1.6 miles back to my house. If you noticed, I was smart enough to take a break and let my legs rest. In my mind, I'm still young and do things like I did in my teens. Lol. I will pay for it later, I guess. So on my way back, I suddenly (and I do mean suddenly) realized that I have to bike up a small incline with some very tired, sore, and throbbing calf muscles. I started to quit right then and there, but remembered that the bike was my only means home (besides walking). I didn't want to look silly pushing my bike all the way home. I just had to suck it up and set mini goals in my head. My Ipod was on shuffle and at that point in time one of the NBA theme songs began to play. I couldn't laugh to hard because I needed to use the restroom and I had at least a mile to go. Somehow the song motivated me and I was at the crosswalk crossing the only busy street that I had to cross. "Thank you, God!" is what I was thinking. For the rest of my journey home, Hakuna Matata played. The closer I got to be home, the faster I pedaled. I thought I was going to die as I rolled up to the garage! Needless to say, I crashed on the couch for about 30 min.
The next task on my plate was to get a compression session going. I think my new place of comfort for this is the couch. When I do a session in bed, my back seems to hurt when its over. So far, I have pumped my right leg. I'm currently working on getting my Xbox live internet connection going so that I can watch a movie as I pump the left leg. After that session, I plan on doing a 25 min Hip Hop Abs workout, shower, and off to bed.
So for my first day of working out, I completed 4.2 miles. Not bad! Not bad at all! I wonder what I will do tomorrow. Stay tuned........
Anyway, I start down the street and things are going smoothly. I'm nervous because I haven't really been on a bike since I was probably 15yrs old. It was a piece of cake until I got half way to my destination. The bike pedals suddenly became to easy and I felt like I wasn't moving forward anymore with each revolution. So what do I do? I hop off my bike and inspect the chains (Like I knew what I was doing LOL). Of course, I have no clue what to look for when fixing an unknown problem. I noticed a couple across the street that looked like they were having a garage sale. I quickly pushed my bike across the street and asked the lady if she had any sons, boys, or men around that new anything about bikes. She told me that she didn't and then I noticed that she had the same bike except hers was pink (mine is green = The Green Machine). She looked over my bike and realized that the chain was still in place. She suggested that I move up a gear. So I moved up 2 gears thinking that it would help something although I'm not sure what. What can I say? I'm special! As we were talking, several cars began to pull up. She politely turned them away and said "I'm sorry, but there is no garage sale. We are simply cleaning out the garage in order to prepare for a garage sale." I'm not sure how far they got today, but boy did they have a lot of stuff to go through. They should make a lot of money when they do have one.
After getting directions that would keep me from going all around the world and across busy streets, I rolled off in a blissful mindset. One thing that I have learned on my way to the park is the fact that I need to get out in my neighborhood more often. There are lots of cute little houses and apartments nearby and the neighborhoods are all so peaceful and quiet. As I see the entrance to the park, I start to coast down a slight hill. Of course, this begins to freak me out because 1) I suck at slowing down and turning and 2) I have no helmet in case I wipe out. I know what you are saying. "Why don't you have a helmet?" I will get one. I promise. And although I'm getting my BMXing on, I know that a simple bump in the road can cause a small wipe out with some serious injuries.
I finally make it to the park and I'm at the bike rack; surveying the scene for potential thieves. There was no one there except some parents and a few joggers. I went ahead and pushed my luck and left my bike there. I began my "Couch to 5k" app. Basically, you do a 5 min warm up, followed by 6 reps of 1 min jogging and 1.5 min of walking, and then a 5 min cool down. During the first week, each workout is 25 min. I didn't complete 25 min, but did manage to do half of the workout. What can I say? I'm taking babysteps. I actually think I did pretty well for not being a runner and not wearing the appropriate shoes (was too eager to get the workout over).
So after my half workout, I decide to jump back on my bike and ride the 1.6 miles back to my house. If you noticed, I was smart enough to take a break and let my legs rest. In my mind, I'm still young and do things like I did in my teens. Lol. I will pay for it later, I guess. So on my way back, I suddenly (and I do mean suddenly) realized that I have to bike up a small incline with some very tired, sore, and throbbing calf muscles. I started to quit right then and there, but remembered that the bike was my only means home (besides walking). I didn't want to look silly pushing my bike all the way home. I just had to suck it up and set mini goals in my head. My Ipod was on shuffle and at that point in time one of the NBA theme songs began to play. I couldn't laugh to hard because I needed to use the restroom and I had at least a mile to go. Somehow the song motivated me and I was at the crosswalk crossing the only busy street that I had to cross. "Thank you, God!" is what I was thinking. For the rest of my journey home, Hakuna Matata played. The closer I got to be home, the faster I pedaled. I thought I was going to die as I rolled up to the garage! Needless to say, I crashed on the couch for about 30 min.
The next task on my plate was to get a compression session going. I think my new place of comfort for this is the couch. When I do a session in bed, my back seems to hurt when its over. So far, I have pumped my right leg. I'm currently working on getting my Xbox live internet connection going so that I can watch a movie as I pump the left leg. After that session, I plan on doing a 25 min Hip Hop Abs workout, shower, and off to bed.
So for my first day of working out, I completed 4.2 miles. Not bad! Not bad at all! I wonder what I will do tomorrow. Stay tuned........
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