Working out, getting fit
Yesterday I ran the long loop of my favorite trail run, a 5K, and it took me an hour. My leisurely pace was 18’52”. It felt pretty good, although my left hip felt tight in the beginning. I got the Apple Watch badge for doing 50 minutes of exercise to celebrate the 50th anniversary of […]
If you haven’t lifted before, you are going to want to start slowly. If you start off by going to the gym 6 days a week, 2-3 hours at a time, you’ll be so sore you’ll most likely stop within a matter of days. There’s a good chance you’ll injure yourself, too. You don’t want to […]
On April 13, I was the heaviest I’ve been in years, although I’ve been doing IF for over a year. On April 18, I did my first 20 hour fast since last fall. Since that day, I’ve averaged 20 hours of fasting each day and I’ve lost 14 lbs. Today I just ran 3.5 miles […]
Yesterday I ran the furthest I’ve run in a while, not particularly fast, but a good trail run, lots of hills. It was a beautiful day and I enjoyed it. That is what matters to me: I got outside, ran around in the woods. I stopped to give an older gentleman directions, and then met […]