What would a new month be without any additional challenges, without something that blindsides you at 2 o'clock on a saturday afternoon?
As of recent, I have had another major change happening in my life, aside from what can be associated with this challenge.
A few months back, I decided to leave the job I had in order to seek something new and develop myself further.
With such a move, come a lot of changes.
One of them is that I had to quit the gym, which I had gotten quite accustomed to. I knew which quirk the different machines had and which times I should go in order to avoid the waiting times.
Switching gyms can be such a hassle, but as much as I am a fan of comfort, 2½ hours travel is perhaps counter-productive if you just want to visit the gym. :p
Thus, my next goal up here will be to locate a decent gym that is close enough, in order to pick up my regular workouts again.
On the bright side, I have managed to find myself a nice band-aid-solution for the time being.
While walking around the area here, I found that there was a park nearby. Yeah, a real park with cut grass, playgrounds and a pond with swans. In addition, they also have some outdoor workout stations where you work with your own body weight as counters, so nothing too heavy. It's also about the same size as the Fitzgerald Park down in Cork, so it's excellent for running in.
Yeah, you got that right, I picked up jogging.
I'm a little surprised at how good it feels and how tiring it is. I thought that my hard workouts on the cross-step would prepare me for the running - but oh how I was wrong. Even though both exercises focus on your legs, different muscles are being used in a different motion. Weight is distributed differently.
So far, I have been out running for 4 days, each time lasting around an hour. (Including the stops at the various outdoor work-out stations for 5-10 minutes to change the rhythm and catch my breath.)
So far it feels good and productive. I feel that my legs are getting the workout they need - and surprisingly enough - my stomach. (Due to the workout stations and the posture when running)
It is good stuff!!
(But don't ask me how far or how fast I run, so far it has just been in a jogging tempo, but once I can do the whole round without feeling exhausted, it will be time to step it up.)
"My guess would be: still, or perhaps even: boring."
As of recent, I have had another major change happening in my life, aside from what can be associated with this challenge.
A few months back, I decided to leave the job I had in order to seek something new and develop myself further.
"What's better for that than jumping in, head first into something unknown? ^^"
On top of that, I also decided to leave Cork and move on to a bigger city that would still hold opportunities, both professionally and socially - Dublin.With such a move, come a lot of changes.
One of them is that I had to quit the gym, which I had gotten quite accustomed to. I knew which quirk the different machines had and which times I should go in order to avoid the waiting times.
Switching gyms can be such a hassle, but as much as I am a fan of comfort, 2½ hours travel is perhaps counter-productive if you just want to visit the gym. :p
Thus, my next goal up here will be to locate a decent gym that is close enough, in order to pick up my regular workouts again.
"I mean, I am already starting to feel how some muscles are starting to relax.
But, but, but....I want to keep the shape!!!!"
On the bright side, I have managed to find myself a nice band-aid-solution for the time being.
While walking around the area here, I found that there was a park nearby. Yeah, a real park with cut grass, playgrounds and a pond with swans. In addition, they also have some outdoor workout stations where you work with your own body weight as counters, so nothing too heavy. It's also about the same size as the Fitzgerald Park down in Cork, so it's excellent for running in.
Yeah, you got that right, I picked up jogging.
I'm a little surprised at how good it feels and how tiring it is. I thought that my hard workouts on the cross-step would prepare me for the running - but oh how I was wrong. Even though both exercises focus on your legs, different muscles are being used in a different motion. Weight is distributed differently.
So far, I have been out running for 4 days, each time lasting around an hour. (Including the stops at the various outdoor work-out stations for 5-10 minutes to change the rhythm and catch my breath.)
So far it feels good and productive. I feel that my legs are getting the workout they need - and surprisingly enough - my stomach. (Due to the workout stations and the posture when running)
It is good stuff!!
(But don't ask me how far or how fast I run, so far it has just been in a jogging tempo, but once I can do the whole round without feeling exhausted, it will be time to step it up.)
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