Mileage Monday And My Experiment Results

Last week, I mentioned I was a bit bummed to discover I was only gong 1.8 miles instead of 3.1 with Leslie Sansone's 5K With A Twist DVD. I said I would do an experiment with the 5 Mile Fat Burning Walk DVD and my elliptical. I didn't do the DVD, but I did do the elliptical.

I am happy to say it's much closer to being accurate than the DVD. I checked my mileage on my FitBit Force before I got on the elliptical, and checked it again when I was done with my mile. My FitBit said I went 1.1 miles. That's acceptable to me. Even if was one a tenth of a mile less, I would have been pleased. And this result is consistent because I did a mile on the elliptical two days in a row.

I'll see if my body is up for the 5 Mile Fat Burning Walk this week. It most likely will be since I saw the chiropractor on Saturday. It had been way too long. He and I both agreed 7 weeks was longer than I can take. Three to four week is my limit.

Only have two pictures this week. I got kind of bummed out by my mileage findings and learning about the Force recall. Here are the pictures from the virtual walk site!

Mile 741.6 (elliptical for 1 mile)

Mile 742.6 (elliptical for 1 mile)

Onward to a productive week. Going to get on that elliptical this week. And I made my decision about my dilemma as to follow the mileage on my FitBit or the DVD. I plan to follow my FitBit. I'll still do the DVDs, but I'll go with the mileage that my FitBit is telling me. I'll try and get the 5 Mile Walk DVD done this week and see how accurate that is. I'm guessing I'll only go 2.5 miles at most with that one seeing as the workout is about 75 minutes long. We'll see.

Keep moving!

Late Mileage Monday

Better late than never though, right? Today I've been getting side-tracked by one thing after another. But in the end, everything is still getting done...for the most part. I have some more pictures from the virtual walk, so there's your proof than I AM still moving!

Oh! One thing I did want to mention here on this blog. I did a little experiment last week. I have always been suspicious of how many miles I actually do during a Leslie Sansone DVD. So I marked the mileage point on my FitBit from when I started the DVD, and then marked the mileage point when I was done. Turns out the 5K With A Twist isn't a 5k. It's more like 1.8 miles. Ugh. Far from 3.1 miles. I could have handled it only being 2.75 miles, maybe even 2.5, but 1.8? Really? Ah well. I had a feeling I wasn't really going that far, but this just proved it. I need to do the same with the 5 Mile Fat Burning Walk and also with my elliptical mile. I'll have those results next week, well at least the elliptical.

On to the mileage pictures!

Mile 730.4 (watp for 5 miles)                                        Mile 735.4 (watp for 5 miles)

Mile 737.4 (Marched in place for 2 miles)                     Mile 740.6 (watp for 3.1 miles)

So, I'm now I need to figure out if I want to really be strict about my mileage. Should I go by the mileage I get from my FitBit Force or stick with the assumed mileage from the DVDs? I'll still do the DVDs, but I feel like I'm cheating on the virtual walk now by saying I'm going 3.1 miles and only going 1.8. Thoughts?

Either way, keep moving!

Mileage Monday (and a goal to shoot for)

So, February 1 was the start of Leslie Sansone's February challenge. It kicked off with a 5 mile walk. I did just that. I did Leslie Sansone's Five Mile Fat Burning Walk. For some reason, I thought that DVD was 50 minutes long. It was actually 65 long. Whew! Kicked my butt. Glad I got it done in the morning though. Then, later that day, my husband and I went to Costco looking for a specific brand of salmon. Didn't find it, ended up buying some mahi mahi instead (very good by the way). However, we ended up wandering around Costco for about an hour. Partway through our trek, my right wrist started to vibrate. Got my 10,000 step goal by 2 PM. Not too bad.

Now, I want to eventually make it to 15,000 in one day. I think it's do-able, but I need to work up to it. The DVD kicked my butt, my inner thighs and hips were really starting to feel it by the end. And I was fine at Costco, but again, my legs were shot as we were walking back to the car. I remember my legs feeling that tired when I first started doing the 5K With A Twist DVD as well, and now I can do that with no problem at all. That just tells me, I need to work up to it. But it was nice to see this on my FitBit app!

(photo credit - FitBit app on my iPhone)

By the time I got in bed that night, I was a little over 13,000 steps. So I didn't move much when I got back from the store. Legs were tired, as well as my feet! Not sure how I got 5 flights of stairs. The FitBit Force has an altimeter and I'm not exactly sure how that works. Changes in air pressure or something. I didn't go up and down any stairs that day.

So hopefully I'll see 15,000 steps on the app sometime soon. That will be something for me to work on. On to the virtual walk pictures. I only have two this time again. But next week I'm sure to have more as I'm doing my best to follow the workout plan for February. I am changing some days around. Today I was supposed to do an ab routine and two miles. I found out this morning we might have some people over today, so I decided to do today's workout Wednesday (scheduled day off). Turns out we'll have people over tomorrow instead of today. So, I intend on getting my three miles and arms routine done super early tomorrow, as I don't know what time people will be here. We shall see.

Anyway, I'm getting side tracked again. Back to the virtual walk pictures. Here they are!

Mile 720.4 (watp for 3.1 miles)                                      Mile 725.4 (watp for 5 miles)

(photo credit - http://exercise.lbl.gov/index.html;jsessionid=1F4E2B8269D80C6DF557FB31D1D6D77B)

Keep moving, and make some goals to aim for!

Leslie Sansone's Workout Schedule For February

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Here we go again! Maybe this will be the kick in the pants that I need. Leslie Sansone has a workout plan set up for the month of February. I'm going to do my best to follow along. Thankfully she's incorporating days off this time, that's good. Here's the run-down on her blog. I've already got my workout set up on wunderlist.

Saturday, February 1 - 5 miles (starting off big she is!)
Sunday, February 2 - "Restorative Walk". It is Superbowl Sunday after all. I may watch the game as always for the commercials. Why not walk in place during the game?
Monday, February 3 - 2 miles plus core exercise
Tuesday, February 4 - 3 miles plus arms, chest, and back exercises
Wednesday, February 5 - Day off!
Thursday, February 6 - 3 miles plus arms, chest, and back exercises
Friday, February 7 - 2 miles plus core exercise
Saturday, February 8 - 5 mile (good luck!)
Sunday, February 9 - "Slow walking" Whatever you want?
Monday, February 10 - 2 miles plus core exercise
Tuesday, February 11 - 2 miles
Wednesday, February 12 - Day off!
Thursday, February 13 - 3 miles plus arm exercises
Friday, February 14 - 2 miles plus core exercises (Happy Valentine's Day!)
Saturday, February 15 - 5 miles (split them up throughout the day if it's easier)
Sunday, February 16 - Day off!
Monday, February 17 - 3 miles plus arms, chest, and back exercises
Tuesday, February 18 - 2 miles plus core exercises
Wednesday, February 19 - Day off!
Thursday, February 20 - 3 miles plus arms, chest, and back exercises
Friday, February 21 - 2 miles
Saturday, February 22 - 5 miles
Sunday, February 23 - Day off!
Monday, February 24 - 2 miles plus core exercise
Tuesday, February 25 - 2 miles plus arms, back, and chest exercises
Wednesday, February 26 - Day off!
Thursday, February 27 - 2 miles
Friday, February 28 - 2 miles

There you have it! Looks challenging, especially Saturdays with those 5 milers. Good thing we can choose to split up the miles throughout the day though. That will help.

I will do my best to complete this challenge. Join me if you want! It will be fun!

The two Leslie Sansone DVDs I'll be doing will be:

and

I highly recommend both of these DVDs, they're great!

This Week’s Workout Schedule

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I love all the trainers on The Biggest Loser. So glad this season has started. I always ask myself every season who I would choose if I could have one of these guys train me. I usually flip flop, but I think I’ve settled on Bob. He can kick your butt, be sympathetic, AND take no excuses from anyone. All at the same time. Plus he seems to have a great sense of humor (I love his laugh). Dolvett is a close second, and Jillian is a close third.

I’ve decided to plan out my workouts for the week from now on. Leslie Sansone’s October challenge made me decide to do that. Having my workouts planned ahead of time made me get it done faster and earlier in the day.

This week’s schedule looks like this:

Monday – Full body strength training and 5K With A Twist DVD

Tuesday – Elliptical for 1 mile

Wednesday – Full body strength training and 5K With A Twist DVD

Thursday – Elliptical for 1 mile

Friday – Full body strength training and 5K With A Twist DVD

Saturday – Elliptical for 1 mile

Sunday – Elliptical for 1 mile or take a rest day depending on how I feel

This schedule does not include any marching in place I will do as I watch TV or my YouTube subscriptions. It also doesn’t include biking. Hopefully I can get my workouts done early in the morning this week. That’s my goal. At least the strength training.

Hope everyone has a successful and active week. Keep moving! Who’s your favorite Biggest Loser trainer?

Results From Leslie Sansone’s October Challenge

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I am quite pleased with my results from Leslie Sansone’s October challenge. I followed the workout schedule pretty well. I did take a few days off here and there, but for the most part, I kept moving every day. I used the elliptical, Leslie Sansone DVDs and videos, and my adult trike.

I also received an early birthday gift…the FitBit Aria (scale). I’d been mulling that over for a while, and the husband ended up getting it for me last week. I’ve only used it a few times, but so far, I think it’s pretty accurate. I started the challenge off using my needle scale, and my weight was at 140 (close as I can tell)). I weighed in on November 1 and the Aria said I was 137.5. So, woohoo for me. I also weighed in this morning, and it said 136.6.

I plan to weigh myself daily for now, to see how much the new scale fluctuates. But I do like seeing the “3” in my weight again instead of the “4”. I think the combination of my elliptical, the DVDs, the Trike, and my FitBit Flex has had a great deal of impact on my activity level lately. I’m aiming for 10,000 steps a day, and it’s tough. I’ve made that goal a few times, and will keep trying.

I’m also starting to march in place as I watch certain shows. The Biggest Loser being one of them. I watch it on demand, and can’t fast forward the commercials, so I march in place. I usually take breaks during the commercials, to check my step count on my FitBit app, and to see who all I passed along the way. It’s fun to try and beat people’s step counts.

I hope Leslie Sansone does another of these challenges again. I enjoy them! Keep moving!

Leslie Sansone’s October Challenge: Week Four

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Hey hey! Leslie Sansone has this week’s schedule up already. Good deal. Only ten days left of this challenge, Time flies when you’ve got daily assignments. I think I may plan my weeks from now on. I usually just play it by ear. During this October challenge, I’ve been adding all of the workouts to my calendar, so every morning I have an email sitting in my inbox yelling at me until I get it done.

Week four looks like it’s right up my alley. I may add in my elliptical on one or two of the “strength training only” days though. I want to keep that up. Looks like I’ll be doing the 5K With A Twist dvd a lot this week. Fine by me, that’s my favorite DVD. I did that a lot last week also.

Here’s the plan for this week.

Monday, October 21 – Full body strength training only.

Tuesday, October 22 – 3 miles.

Wednesday, October 23 – Full body strength training only.

Thursday, October 24 – 3 miles.

Friday, October 25 – Full body strength training only.

Saturday, October 26 – 3 miles.

Sunday, October 27 – Full body strength training only.

There you have it. Week four. She gives some suggestions on her blog about which dvds to do 5K With A Twist being one of them. I can’t recommend that particular dvd enough. I absolutely love it.

Have a great week, and keep moving!!

Leslie Sansone’s October Challenge: Week Two Schedule

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Well, week one went OK. I missed two days though, oops. Oh well, on to week two. I don’t plan on missing days this week. I weigh in every Monday morning, and this morning I was down one pound. I actually checked it three times, because I wasn’t sure if the scale was flat on the floor. But the needle was down one tick (yep, a needle scale, still thinking about the FitBit Aria scale).

So, the week two schedule has been posted. Here we go.

Monday, October 7 – 2 (or 3) miles.

Tuesday, October 8 – Full body strength (see the bottom of her blog post).

Wednesday, October 9 – 2 (or 3) miles.

Thursday, October 10 – Full body strength.

Friday, October 11 – 2 (or 3) miles.

Saturday, October 12 – Full body strength.

Sunday, October 13 – 2 (or 3) miles.

There you have it. Two or three miles today. Totally up to everyone as to what they want to do. I’m thinking I may do one or two miles with a DVD and then a mile on the elliptical. No miles to be done Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday, but I may do a DVD anyway since I skipped a few days last week.

Keep moving everyone. I have some blog posts I want to put up this week. Still need to write them though. Will work on that today. Have a great week!

Leslie Sansone Videos On YouTube

You already know I own two of Leslie Sansone’s DVDs. I have her 5 Mile Fat Burning Walk and her 5K With A Twist. And you all know that the 5K With A Twist is my favorite. I much prefer her when she’s by herself, and not talking to her friends in the background. I do the 5K With A Twist DVD several times a week, and I love the “boosts” (jogging in place) at the end of every mile. I wanted to find more boosts.

YouTube to the rescue. In the last week or so, I’ve found four videos, two of which I know I’ll be keeping, the other two I might get rid of. Here are the two that I like.

Start Walking 2 Mile

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I like this one because it’s only 30 minutes, and she’s by herself. I’ve only done it once, and I enjoyed it. She has some moves in this video that I haven’t done before, so I like the variety. I still moderate some of the moves so I don’t end up on my butt. I remember talking before about the “double side steps” in her DVDs. I have a hard time with those, so I normally do singles. When I did this video, I tried the doubles, and it was easier than I remember. So, I’ll be doing doubles from now on.

Walk away the pounds with Leslie Sansone - Walk Slim: 4 Fast Miles

This one is a longer one, and again, I’ve only done it once. She does have people behind her that she talks to and laughs with, but it has several “boosts”. This is a four mile walk and takes about 45 minutes. It may get annoying as I do it more, but we’ll see. It’s a bit faster i n pace than the 5K With A Twist DVD. The DVD is 3.1 miles and takes about 43 minutes. So you’re getting in an extra mile (well, .9 mile) in this video.

Walk Indoors – Interval

This one I don’t think I’ll be keeping. She has people behind her, and she laughs. I enjoy Leslie, but her laugh drives me bananas. This is only a one mile workout, and I only plan to do just one mile on my sluggish days. I’ll give it one more shot, but it might go bye-bye.

1 Mile Brisk/Fast Walk

I’m guessing this was taped off of someone’s TV, and it’s only a one mile walk. I like this one because it’s a little faster than the 5K With A Twist. Even though it’s not good quality, I think I’ll keep it.

If I find any others that I like, I’ll be sure to do another post on them. Keep moving. You can do a mile in just 15 minutes if you feel like you don’t want to exercise. This is a good way to stay in motion.

Mileage Monday

Another Monday is here. The first Monday of summer. Seems like a good portion of the country is having spring-like temperatures or cooler. Here in the Coachella Valley, we’re cooler than normal also. Monday it’s only supposed to be 99 degrees! Really? I don’t remember a June, late June at that, with such a low temperature for a high. We’ll be paying for it by Friday though, with a high of 113. Ugh.

Since I write up these Mileage Monday posts on Sunday, I have only five pictures instead of six. I plan on doing my 5K With A Twist today (Monday), but will save that picture until later. Here are the pictures from the virtual walk site for the last week.

Mile 583.4 (watp for 3.1 miles)                                   Mile 584.4 (elliptical for 1 mile)

                     

Mile 587.6 (watp for 3.1 mile)                                     Mile 588.6 (elliptical for 1 mile)

                     

Mile 589 (elliptical for .5 mile)



 

(photo credit - Copyright 2006 Lawrence Berkeley Lab)

Keep moving! Have a great week!

Mileage Monday

Back in the workout groove after a 10-day vacation. I‘m in the process of writing a vacation recap. It is coming, probably by the end of the week. I did gain about three pounds while I was away, but those pounds are back off since I’ve been working out again. So I’m back in maintenance (I hate spelling that word) mode. It would be nice to lose another 5 pounds, but I’m not worrying about it. As long as my clothes fit, I’m fine. After all, I am smack dab in the middle of the weight range for my height. I also know I’m a good weight since both security people at the airports (Palm Springs going and Atlanta coming back) commented on on my being skinny.

More mileage pictures are heading your way. I am now up to date with the pictures. The last picture in this post is from today’s Leslie Sansone workout. I am still loving her 5K With A Twist dvd. Tomorrow is a mile on the elliptical. I need to start working on my endurance again. I most likely will not make my goal of doing a half mile straight by the first day of summer. The first day of summer is June 21 (a week from this Friday). It might be possible, if I really push myself. Let’s see if I can do it! I did do 500 revolutions without stopping on Saturday. Half a mile is 800 revolutions on my elliptical. So it could be possible. Ok. That’s a goal. If I don’t do it, I won’t beat myself up over it. Half a mile straight next Friday, let’s go!

For now, here are the pictures from the virtual walk site. I’ve now passed through the city of Ashcamp, KY, and have about .7 miles until I reach Lookout, KY in Pike county.

Mile 571.2 (watp for 3.1 miles)                                    Mile 572.2 (elliptical for 1 mile)

                      

Mile 573.2 (elliptical for 1 mile)                                     Mile 576.2 (watp for 3.1 miles)

                      

Mile 577.2 (elliptical for 1 mile)                                     Mile 580.4 (watp for 3.1 miles)

                       

 

(photo credit - Copyright 2006 Lawrence Berkeley Lab)

Keep moving! It feels really good after you’re done, trust me!

The Return Of Mileage Mondays

Yep, I got behind yet again. The good news is I found the Windows Live Writer for Windows 8, so I can post more that 2 pictures at a time without them being huge. So, six at a shot works well.

I mention in my last post that I just completed my 5th year at the virtual walk site. Five years of “walking across America”. Where am I now? I surprised myself just the other day when I entered in my mileage. I am now in Kentucky! I finally made it out of Virginia. I’ve gone a total of 560.8 miles since April 28, 2008. Since my last mileage post, I’ve passed through the cities of Council, VA in Russell county, Bee, VA in Buchanan county, and Breaks, VA in Dickenson county. I am on my way to Elkhorn City, KY in Pike county. I have about 7 and a half miles until I hit that city.

I’m back to doing Leslie Sansone’s DVD, 5K With A Twist. That’s my favorite of the two Leslie DVDs that I own. So my mileage picked up again with that. I’m still doing my elliptical, and try for a mile every time I get on. I do take breaks still, but I’m working on it.

So let’s get to the back-log of pictures again. Here we go.

Mile 527 (elliptical for 1 mile)                                    Mile 527.6 (elliptical for .5 mile)

                   

Mile 528.6 (elliptical for 1 mile)                                  Mile 531.8 (watp for 3.1 miles)

                    

Mile 533.2 (watp for 3.1 miles)                                  Mile 536.4 (watp for 3.1 miles)

                    

 

(photo credit - Copyright 2006 Lawrence Berkeley Lab)

Keep moving!

Four Years Walking

Today marks the fourth year of walking with the virtual walk site. If you haven’t checked it out yet, do it. It’s a really good motivational tool to keep you moving. I look forward to entering my mileage for the day and seeing where I am along the route.

I did 4.1 miles today after not doing anything since Wednesday. I woke up in the middle of the night Wednesday/Thursday and the tendon in my upper left leg was really sore and tender. I have no idea what I did to it. It didn’t hurt at all during my workout that day, so I’m thinking I pulled something when I rolled over in my sleep. So, I took Thursday and Friday off to be safe.

It felt a bit better today. It’s still a little achy every now and then when I move in a certain way, but I wanted to move my body. So I did my 5K With A Twist dvd and then did a mile on the elliptical. Didn’t hurt one bit. Plus, seeing as this is my anniversary at the walk site, I had to something for it, right?

Here are the last several pictures from the site. And again, go check it out!

Mile 443.8 (Elliptical for 1)                                       Mile 447.8 (WATP for 3.1, Elliptical for 1)

                 

 

(photo credit - Copyright 2006 Lawrence Berkeley Lab)

Keep moving!!

Review: Leslie Sansone’s 5K With A Twist DVD

It's been about a week now since I received Leslie Sansone's 5K With A Twist DVD. I've done it several times, and I feel as though I give it a review. I have just two of Leslie Sansone's Walk At Home DVDs, and I enjoy them both. The first one I got was her 5 Mile Fat Burning Walk. I enjoy that DVD, however it got to be a little redundant and old quick. Not the exercise part, her commentary and conversations. The problem with that DVD is during miles 2, 3, and 4 she has a group of people doing the workout with her. She chats back and forth with them, which is fine, but it did get old. On that same DVD, she is by herself for miles 1 and 5. I prefer those miles since she devotes all her attention towards you, the viewer. It's still a great DVD, and I recommend it to anyone.

Now for the 5K With A Twist DVD. I love this DVD, and I'll be using it pretty much every day I workout. It's about 45 minutes long including the cool down. You can break it up, and do just one mile at a time. You don't have to do the whole thing all at once. She's by herself the entire time with no breaks in between the miles. So you can see that she's actually working up a sweat herself. Which I love in exercise videos. You actually see that the instructors sweat too. Normally in exercise videos they take breaks and let everyone cool down before they start filming again.

The exercise routine is the same as in the 5 Mile Fat Burning Walk, and she uses some of the same music. I think all of her DVDs are like this, so I don't know how many more I'll get. She uses the same moves. Side steps, front kicks, knee lifts, kick backs, and tap outs, and of course walking in place between each movement. There's also a two minute “boost” at the end of each mile where she goes into a “power walk” or a “gentle jog”. Gives the heart rate a boost for a better calorie burn. She does suggest that you stay low impact if there's a reason you can't or shouldn't jog in place.

One of the main things I like about any of her DVDs is the fact you “can't do it wrong”. If she's kicking with her left foot, and you're kicking with your right, it doesn't matter. If she springs a move on you (which she does often, like the tap outs during the second mile), just start when you're ready. The main thing is to keep moving. Don't stop moving the feet. If you have to go slower than the beat of the music, that's OK.

It's a very casual workout, but it does make you sweat. So, it's casual but powerful. I've read from a few advanced exercisers that her DVDs aren't hard enough. Then again, these exercisers are runners and not walkers. They run half marathons and that sort of thing. I can imagine for anyone at the level that the DVDs wouldn't be a challenge for them. But, if you're just beginning to exercise, or you have any type of injury or you just want to move your body, they're great.

I intend to keep doing both of the DVDs, but I think for the next foreseeable future I'll strictly be using the 5K With A Twist. And jump on my elliptical after that for another mile.

I give a thumbs up for Leslie Sansone and her Walk At Home program.

Mileage Monday

Another mileage Monday coming your way. Still racking up those mile on the Virtual Walk site. I’ve passed through a couple of towns in VA since my last mileage post. I’ve gone through Max Meadows, VA which is in Wythe county, and I just made my way through Wytheville, VA which is also in Wythe county. Next stop is Rural Retreat, VA, and I’m currently still in Wythe county.

Today I did my normal strength training routine and also the 5K With A Twist DVD. I am really enjoying that DVD. I’ll write something about it on Friday, but I can already say I highly recommend it. Here’s the last few pictures from the site.

Mile 418.6 (watp for 3.1 miles)                           Mile 422.8 (watp for 3.1, elliptical for 1)

               

Mile 425.8 (watp for 3.1)



 

(photo credit - Copyright 2006 Lawrence Berkeley Lab)

Keep moving!!

Back From Vacation

I’ve actually been back from vacation for about a week, but am just now getting back to the blog updates. I still need to do a vacation write-up, and I’ll get to that in the next few days. Upload a few pictures from the trip and all that good stuff. The trip to the Sequoia National Park and Monterey, CA was fun though, I will say that.

I got back into my exercise routine on Monday. I had to take a few extra days off due to a massive blister on the bottom of my left foot. I’ll go into more details in my write-up. It healed up faster than I thought it would, so that was a nice surprise.

I’m also surprised that my endurance on the elliptical didn’t drop too much. I’m being cautious, and am taking a break after every 200 revolutions, but am still able to do a whole mile without a problem. I might only do half a mile tomorrow, because I did get a little tired at the end of today’s workout. I did a mile in 34 minutes today, which is about 2 minutes slower than usual.

I’m back to logging my miles in at the Virtual Walk site. I didn’t keep track of the miles we walked on our trip, that would have been too stressful (I’m kind of obsessive compulsive when it comes to calculating the exact mileage).

Here are the pictures from the site. The first one is before the trip, that I never uploaded.

Mile 410.6 (watp for 2, elliptical for 1)                     Mile 412.6 (watp for 1, elliptical for 1)

                 

Mile 415.6 (watp for 2, elliptical for 1)



 

(photo credit - Copyright 2006 Lawrence Berkeley Lab)

Looks like the sun is starting to set on the route. Pretty cool. Another thing that is pretty cool. As I was typing this post up, my new DVD arrived! I wasn’t expecting it to show up until next week. I ordered Leslie Sansone’s 5k With A Twist, and am very excited to test it out. Be on the look out for my review of it soon. I’ll do it a few times before I review it, so probably sometime by the end of next week.

I’ll try and get the vacation updates up soon too. I’m kind of waiting for my card reader to show up, so I can get the pictures off my digital camera.

Keep moving!

400 Miles Down!

Well, 400.6 to be exact. Since I started the Virtual Walk across the country on April 28, 2008, I’ve travelled 400.6 miles. And I’m still in Virginia. I just passed through Draper, VA and am now on my way to Max Meadows in Pulaski county. I’ve got about 13 miles until I get there, so it shouldn’t take me too long.

As far as the 5k With A Twist DVD I mentioned the other day, I’ve decided I’m going to buy it. I watched the whole thing (45 minutes) on FaceBook, and loved it. It’s similar to the DVD I already have, but in the 5k one, Leslie Sansone is all by herself for the whole 3.1 miles. There’s no back and forth conversations or high pitch squeals or giggles (not that I mind that, it just gets old), and she seems focused on the walk (she’s always focused, just more so). I plan to buy that in a few weeks.

I want to get it now, but I’m going out of town in about a week and a half, and it will drive me nuts knowing it’s sitting here not being used. So, it will be a good treat to get when I get back, and I plan to use the heck out of it, just like I do with my current DVD.

Major progress is being made on the elliptical too. I’ve been increasing my time on the machine between breaks, and I’m now doing 400 revolutions before I take a break. So, for one mile I take three breaks. Not bad at all. I could probably go 500 now, but I’ll take it slow. I did go 600 one day before my first break. I’ll get there. Still doing a mile in about 31 to 32 minutes.

Here’s the last of the pictures that I have been saving from the site.

Mile 394.6 (WATP for 5)                                       397.6 (WATP for 2, Elliptical for 1)

               

And today’s picture at 400.6 miles (WATP for 2, Elliptical for 1)!!!

(photo credit - Copyright 2006 Lawrence Berkeley Lab)

Heh. The speed limit is 25 miles an hour apparently. Still looks nice and sunny along the route, I wonder if there will be any rainy weather along the way. We’ll see. For now, keep moving!

21 Day Challenge Wrap Up

I forgot to post the last week’s mileage assignments for the challenge. Oops. She was late posting them on her blog, and never said what the delay was. But, that’s OK. Things happen. Sunday and Monday I did my own thing. When the mileage assignments were finally up, I was a few miles behind schedule. I got caught up though…getting in an extra mile for 3 of the days.

Here’s the three weeks of miles we did.

Day 1 - 2/18 - 3 mile walk - Missed It
Day 2 - 2/19 - 2 mile walk - 5 miles (5 with DVD)
Day 3 - 2/20 - 4 mile walk - 4 miles (3 with DVD, 1 on elliptical)
Day 4 - 2/21 - 2 mile walk - 2 miles (2 with DVD)
Day 5 - 2/22 - 3 mile walk - 3 miles (2 with DVD, 1 on elliptical)
Day 6 - 2/23 - 3 mile walk - 3 miles (3 with DVD)
Day 7 - 2/24 - 2 mile walk - 2 miles (1 with DVD, 1 on elliptical)
Day 8 - 2/25 - 5 mile walk - 5 miles (5 with DVD)
Day 9 - 2/26 - 2 mile walk - 2 miles (1 with DVD, 1 on elliptical)
Day 10 - 2/27 - 4 mile walk - 3.5 miles (3 with DVD, 1/2 on elliptical)
Day 11 - 2/28 - 3 mile walk - 3.5 miles (3 with DVD, 1/2 on elliptical)
Day 12 - 2/29 - 2 mile walk - 2 miles (2 with DVD)
Day 13 - 3/1 - 2 mile walk - 2 miles (2 with DVD)
Day 14 - 3/2 - 3 mile walk - 3 miles (3 with DVD)

Day 15 - 3/3 - Wild Card Day - 2 miles (2 with DVD) Assignment was 4 miles

Day 16 - 3/4 - Wild Card Day - 1 mile (1 on elliptical) Assignment was 2 miles

Day 17 - 3/5 - 4 mile walk (5 with DVD)
Day 18 – 3/6 – 2 mile walk (2 with DVD, 1 on elliptical)
Day 19 - 3/7 - 3 mile walk(4 with DVD)
Day 20 - 3/8 - 3 mile walk (2 with DVD, 1 on elliptical)
Day 21 - 3/9 - 5 mile walk (5 with DVD)

Total: 63 miles (think I added that correctly)

So, that’s that. I’m going to keep posting my miles on her Walk Social page on FaceBook. Just looking at all the miles that get posted will keep me moving.

Today was a much needed rest day. Got in a small amount of walking still. Went to the movies today (haven’t been to a movie since November), and my walking wasn’t too bad. Not as bad as it was a few months ago.

Tomorrow I plan on doing 3 miles. I want to see if I can stream one of her videos she has streaming on FaceBook right now. It’s her 5k With A Twist video. I looked for it on Amazon, but you can only buy someone’s used version. Which is fine. I f I like it that much, I’ll see where else I can get it from. I love the 2 minute boost she does on the 5 Mile Fat Burning Walk, and she does the same with the 5k With A Twist. I don’t know how long the video will be available on FaceBook, so I want to get to that as soon as I can.

My calves are thanking me for the day off.