This week was the first week of me exercising for 45 minutes five times a week. Biking for 45 minutes is not that much of a difference from 30 minutes. I have been biking between 8 and 9 miles for 45 minutes. Walking 45 minutes on a treadmill is a little harder. It is very hard on my hip joints. By about 40 minutes I am almost limping. Then it takes a few days to recover. I had the same problem when I started walking 30 minutes so I need to get used to walking longer.
I think the longer I work at exercising and increasing my time and speed will help. I need to just stick with it. I just finished working out five times a week for 12 weeks. That is 3 months! I have not worked out for three months continuously since college when I was on the swim team and I swam every day! We won't talk about how long ago that was.
I have been doing various types of exercise. I think that is the trick. I bike on the stationary bike, I walk on the treadmill, I walk to a walking DVD that has a number of different types of walks, I do Zumba, I do floor mat work, I do yoga, I meditate, and I hoola hoop. The diversity helps keep it fresh. I have other DVDs and VCR tapes I haven't tried. I just need to keep it up even after the Covid shut in time.
Until tomorrow...
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