Wednesday, July 30, 2008
I've amazed myself. I didn't ever think that it is possible to make the ever-so-lazy-for-the-past-19-months chenghuat to do any exercise, much less to exercise three days in a row, doing the most mundane form of exercise. Sorry to those who think that jogging is fun, but yes, I went jogging on both Monday and yesterday. Trust me, jogging isn't all that fun when you haven't been exercising at least once a month for around two years. I could not even go at a steady pace for half the journey I intended to jog and I had to go at such a slow pace towards the end of my run that I believe any brisk walker would have overtook me. Maybe I should go to the gym to train up some stamina before I run outdoors to avoid the shame of being so young but not able to keep up with the old. During the run, it was a pure mind game (with physical limitations). Going slow but not breaking into a walk was incredibly tough. After the run, it's a torture. The weak and aching legs make me feel as though my legs were made of chilli flavoured jelly. Still, I forced myself to run again on Tuesday, going through another round of torture. It's finally a break from running today - I went swimming. Again, it's the first time I swam such a long distance without stopping. All the other times I swam, it was only a few laps of continuous swim followed by resting at the edge for a few minutes. Today, it was non-stop. All I can say is that swimming is a million times easier than jogging (I do not even dare to think of running). For the rest of the week, I would be glad to let my aching body heal and hopefully grow stronger. It's not an excuse to slack, but I'm busy with rehearsals for the upcoming ACS(I) strings concert. I will however still try to get up early to jog on Saturday morning. All the exercise is not just my made-up campaign to get fit or lose weight. I want to train up for the upcoming marathon in December. I wouldn't be doing all these if not for the marathon. Probably, having a goal in mind and setting one's mind to achieve the goal will really help one move towards the goal.
More updates next week.
ChenghuaT blogged on 7/30/2008 08:40:00 pm
