Week 1:
I decided to go for a workout this week as I hadn’t gone on one for a while and decided I wanted to work on the long distance uphill walking that I had started in December. I mixed both walking and jogging into my workout to ensure it was well balanced and I
was still able to work my body in the same way that I had done previously last year. I found my workout a lot more enjoyable which was something I never really thought about before the start of the new year because I always just went to the gym to serve a purpose of trying to make sure my body was still well exercised. I lost my progress halfway through my workout but I worked out for 44 minutes and burnt 320 calories total from what I had lost before and walked a distance of 5km. This was actually quite an achievement for me because it’s quite hard to cover that high of a distance without full running so I was glad that I was able to walk that much of a distance and I think I am growing closer to my goal of increased stamina.
Time: 45 Minutes
This time I tried to work a little harder and incorporate more running to my usual workout than simply walking for the majority of the time and I found that with the same time I was able to go a much longer distance and burn far more calories which I was quite proud of. I think that the perfect balance for me was to do half high speed uphill walking and a half running to boost my stamina and to be in good shape to run faster in a more concise time. I ran for 43 minutes, burnt 350 calories and covered a distance of 5.16km.
Time: 45 Minutes