Friday, October 21, 2011

For about 6 weeks, I upped the ante on my exercise, as I had been a bit lazy.

I went from this:
15-Aug
pump no lunges
16-Aug
swim 30
17-Aug
squash
18-Aug
basketball
19-Aug
weights - gym
20-Aug
swim 30
21-Aug

22-Aug
40 min walk Battery Point
23-Aug
walk to St Canice from work, pump no lunges
24-Aug
Boot Camp
25-Aug
B'Ball
26-Aug

27-Aug

28-Aug
Swim
29-Aug
Boot camp/Pump
30-Aug

31-Aug
Boot camp
1-Sep
B'ball
2-Sep

3-Sep
Alum Cliffs run/bball practise
4-Sep
Chest/Abs/tramp

to this:

5-Sep
Battery Pt BC
6-Sep
Swim 1500 and run Sth Hobart
7-Sep
6km bridge run and squash
8-Sep
B'ball
9-Sep
6km bridge run
10-Sep
Step/Pump
11-Sep
Swim 1500m
12-Sep
Boathouse 9.4km
13-Sep
Swim 1500m/Upper Body Pump
14-Sep
Jog with JB/45 min Pump minus Shoulders/Abs/Lunges
15-Sep
15min airwalker, Pump/CX30, 4.5km run
16-Sep
Sth Hobart run
17-Sep
1500m Swim, bball practise
18-Sep
5km walk, squash, Pump
19-Sep
Sth Hobart run
20-Sep
Battery Pt Hills, Upper Body and Abs
21-Sep
Bridge run 6.3km, squash
22-Sep
B'Ball
23-Sep
Run with Scats (5km easy)
24-Sep
Weights 4x heavy/Swim 1500
25-Sep
Trugs and Pump
26-Sep
South Hobart run
27-Sep
Swim 1500m
28-Sep
Battery Point Hills
29-Sep
B'ball, Pump not lunges
30-Sep
Bridge run
1-Oct
Swim 1500m
2-Oct
Weights and Pipeline 6km run with pram


but then for the first time in a year, to this:

3-Oct
Swim 1500m
4-Oct
unwell
5-Oct
unwell
6-Oct
Sandy Bay Run with JB 7km
7-Oct
Battery Point Hills, walk town-4 St Canice
8-Oct
Swim 1500m
9-Oct

10-Oct
unwell
11-Oct
unwell
12-Oct
unwell
13-Oct
Sandy Bay 6km, B'Ball
14-Oct
unwell
15-Oct
unwell
16-Oct
unwell

Now, I wouldn't like to speculate that the increase in intensity resulted in the consequent illness, but I'm sure that it DID contribute because I was feeling a bit tired and run-down. And all that exercise, while great for my fitness and muscles, made me feel too tired to participate in lots of other fun stuff, like blogging or reading or even watching tv without falling asleep. It kind of sucks because exercise is supposed to energise you, not unnaturally fatigue you (this happens whether I'm exercising every day or 3-4 times a week). I like to exercise, but I've found that a 5km run WIPES ME OUT for the rest of the day and I'm not sure why. 5km in anything over 20C also gives me a headache for the rest of the day, no matter how much water I drink.

Anyway, this month I'm striving for balance. More exercise than August. Less than September. Yeah.

And oh yeah, my weight didn't really change in either August or Sept. Because more exercise = increased food intake.

1 comment:

ally said...

Ok - I'm tired reading that.
Balance...its all about balance
As for the weight...hmmm...that crazy sugar free diet every one is trying?
Certainly not balanced but maybe effective?

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