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On and Off Fitness

July 28th, 2008 at 6:38 pm (Uncategorized) · Digg! this story.

It’s been a tough few weeks!

I went to NYC.  I didn’t get to run in Central Park, and I didn’t actually workout otherwise because it cost $ to use the hotel’s gym.  However, I did a CRAP TON of walking.  My last run had been the day before we flew out.

I got back home and did a 2.5 mile run in the heat, and promptly caught a cold.  The last 2 times I had a cold, I went ahead and ran while it was just in my throat and I could still breathe, and both times I wound up with it in my chest.  So, I feel like maybe I should just rest this thing out… however, I did feel a bit better today after eating a nice big dinner and some ice cream (feels good on the throat!) so decided to go for a walk.  I did a couple sprints during the walk and felt good.  Then I came home and did some PT strength training.

I also don’t want to go to the gym and spread the cold around.

So, my hope is that I feel better in a day or two so I can get back at it.  However, my career has become more demanding, so I need to be realistic about how much time I can devote to working out.  I’ll need to schedule everything and try to do more short/intense workouts.  The past year I have been pampered by just being able to work out when I feel like it.  Really, it’s not the workout itself that takes so long, but the eating, showering, dressing, blowdrying that I have to do afterwards.  It’ll all work out.  I just want to stay healthy and fit, and I don’t need to work out 8 hours a day to do that.

Hopefully this will also mean that my appetite will stay in check.  Last winter it got out of control with all the stuff I was doing!