Thursday, June 17, 2010

Day Two - In the Foothills

The second day of an exercise regimen is always the worst.  Or is it the third day?  I can't remember. 

I do know that, after the first jogging interval, my legs suddenly started to feel rubbery.  I wondered if I should stop, because that didn't seem like a good sign.  And hey, who would know if I didn't finish my routine?  Nobody!  I don't have to do this!  Nobody is forcing me!

Except....

Me.  I'm forcing me.  Because I have a goal.  And the only way to meet that goal is to follow through faithfully.  So I continue all the way through to the end (with a few pauses because my heart rate was registering around 195 and that's never a good thing but I paused the timer too so there was a full 30 minutes of actual activity.)

After the routine I was lightheaded and weak, but I had the satisfaction of not giving up on something, and that feels mighty good. 

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