Day 27: Training for Sun Run

Today i increases the time i ran on the treadmill. I did the jog and walk thing for 40 minutes. I also did a few curl ups and push ups while i was there.

I wasnt as tired and didnt feel as out of shape as when i did the training the first day.


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Training for Sun Run

Today i went to the fitness centre. I did the jog and walk thing again. I did that for 35 mins. After that i had a bit of energy left so i did 5 mins on the ecliptical.

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training for Sun Run

This is actually the second time i trained. The first time i didnt blog about it. I decided to enter the Sun Run this year. The run is on May 9. I dont have much time left so i've decided to train while im Chicago. Lucky for me i've got a fitness room on the third floor of my hotel.

The first training session was a walk and jog combo. We walked for a minute then we jogged for a minute. We did that for 15 minutes. I was tired by the end of it. I was sore for the next few days.

Today is my second training session. I went to the fitness center. Its inside and convenient. I have never used the treadmill before. I decided that if im going to run i might as well practice running on the treadmill. I did the walk and jog combo. It was a preset on the machine. I walked for 3 min and jogged for 3 min. I did this combo for 35 mins. I was energized to start to my day.

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Yyoga - Highgate

I got the free Yyoga pass from Lululemon. It is a special promotion from Yyoga and Lululemon. It is a free pass to go to any Yyoga locations during Feb 12 28, 2010. I thought it is a great idea because I get free yoga for 17 days. After I thought about it, it is a challenge to go with all the Olympic festivities.

Today is a day between going to Olympic festivities for me. I went to the Yyoga at Highgate (http://www.yyoga.ca/our-centers/highgate). I took the Yhot class at 8:30 pm. It was a hot yoga class. I have never been to a hot yoga class before. I have thought that I wasn't strong enough to go to a hot yoga class. After taking the class, I still don't think I am ready for the next one anytime soon. There was about 50 people in the class, which made it a bit hotter. I was just sitting down and I was starting to sweat. Doing the various yoga poses made it more difficult because it was so hot. It was hard for me to breathe with the hot air. My instructor was a young man. He doesn't look like a yoga teacher. He had a mohawk and tattoos. He looked more like a rocker than a yoga teacher. But he was good. He was patient. Because the class was so full, he didn't have a spot to teach. He walked around and made sure we did the poses correctly. There was so peaceful and relaxing music. The class has a full wall length mirror for you to see if you are doing your poses correctly. I was at the back of the class so the mirror wasn't helpful for me. By the end of the class, I was totally drenched in sweat and felt drained.

Day 23; The gym - elliptical

I didn't have any plans tonight. I aimed to go to the gym for an hour after work. I went to the Mount Pleasant Community Center. It is the new community center on Kingsway (where it splits with Main). The fitness center is very small. Because I went after work, it was filled with people who just finished work. I went there once before and there was a line up to use the cardio machines at 5:30pm. I made sure I was there early enough to avoid the line ups.

I spent 30 minutes on an elliptical machine. I have never used an elliptical machine before. It was exciting for me. It was a newer machine so it had so many buttons. After 15 mins I was already getting tired. I had to push myself to finish off the 30mins. After my workout, I was tired but I felt like a ball of energy.

The Mount Pleasant Community Center is a 5 min drive from my work. It is so convenient for me. Hopefully I can make going to the gym a more regular occurrence.

Day 22: 1st day -Thi Personal Trainer Lite

I downloaded Thi Personal Trainer Lite on my iphone. There are many workouts and options. Today I started on the Beginner Weight Loss #1. The workout incorporates cardio and weights. You do cardio for 5 minutes then weights for a few minutes then cardio for 2 mins then weights, etc etc. There are 27 steps to the whole workout. I went up to step 12 and got really tired. Yes, I am very out of shape. I will keep on working on it till I complete all 27 steps.

Hari Om Yoga

I ventured out all the way to Langley for yoga today. Hari Om Yoga is on 200th and 64th Ave. I made it to the 1pm Flow class. I walked in and saw their selection of Lululemon clothing before I saw the front desk. The front desk is on the left. I was directed to the door which lead me upstairs. Upstairs was the bathroom, changing rooms and the yoga studio. Because I got there when the class was going to start, I felt a bit rushed. I got their so late because I got lost. I am not in Langley very often. The yoga studio is behind a physiotherapy clinic so it is a bit challenging to find. I took off my shoes and socks and put them on the shoe shelf before I headed into the yoga studio.

The yoga studio is very beautiful. One wall was a floor to ceiling mirror. One wall had a very large window. The window looked out to some trees and rooftops. It was nice to look out to trees. I felt closer to nature.

I had an excellent experience at this yoga studio. This was the first male teacher I have worked with. He is a good teacher. Eventhough he didn't do all the poses with us, I understood his instructions. The main difference between this class and other classes I have been to is that this class had more strength poses. It was difficult for me. I don't think I am very strong. There was only 11 people in this class. I think this is a good size class. We aren't bumping into each other. Once we are done our class, downstairs by the check in desk is some complimentary decaf tea.