Bleachers
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RUNNING????????????????
I walk around the track 8 times. I am 5'3" and weigh 204. I think I have entirely too much weight to be running yet. I really wish I could though. BK (before kids) I used to run a lot. I WILL get there again some day soon. Sometimes when I'm walking I want to start running, but I hold myself back because I know what that much weight could do to your knees.
I walk around the track 8 times. I am 5'3" and weigh 204. I think I have entirely too much weight to be running yet. I really wish I could though. BK (before kids) I used to run a lot. I WILL get there again some day soon. Sometimes when I'm walking I want to start running, but I hold myself back because I know what that much weight could do to your knees.
I have thought about doing the same thing....well, not bleachers but steps.
At our civic centre we have a walking track that people use in the winter time and there are lots of steps in the building. I have thought about on my way home from my run sometime, I should go in there and run up and down the steps a few times. Then I wonder...who is in there? Will there be someone I know and then I will have to talk to them....and so on. But I bet it would rid of the last 5 lbs I would like to lose.
Lori
At our civic centre we have a walking track that people use in the winter time and there are lots of steps in the building. I have thought about on my way home from my run sometime, I should go in there and run up and down the steps a few times. Then I wonder...who is in there? Will there be someone I know and then I will have to talk to them....and so on. But I bet it would rid of the last 5 lbs I would like to lose.
Lori
Lori - I'm chuckling because it sounds like your brain takes the same route that mine does! I have worried about the same thing... In reality, though, the times that I have done it, it wasn't a problem. The people I know will always take an elevator if possible, so it would be strange to see them on the stairs unless the building was on fire! Also, if you just wave and keep moving, obviously concentrating on your workout, most people don't expect you to stop and chat. I have a few cordial-but-not-chatty things I say to acknowledge them without starting a conversation, like 'Gotta love this exercise!'
As to the original post - I say if they're calling your name, go for it, as long as your knees are happy about it. 4 laps-bleachers-4 laps sounds like a good idea, too - you'll do great, I'm sure! I don't think you'll have to worry about bulking up - at least my experience with steps in general has been very positive in that respect. Good luck!
Also, if you just wave and keep moving, obviously concentrating on your workout, most people don't expect you to stop and chat. I have a few cordial-but-not-chatty things I say to acknowledge them without starting a conversation, like 'Gotta love this exercise!'As to the original post - I say if they're calling your name, go for it, as long as your knees are happy about it. 4 laps-bleachers-4 laps sounds like a good idea, too - you'll do great, I'm sure! I don't think you'll have to worry about bulking up - at least my experience with steps in general has been very positive in that respect. Good luck!
I DID IT! I DID IT! Pat myself on the back.LOL:7
The first 4 laps were great. I went UP the bleachers 4 times alternating my starting leg(that's 24 full steps up, (and then coming down of course). After the 4 sets of bleachers I did 20 squats w/ my toes pointed up (man did I feel that). Then I did one set of 20 alternating lunges.(Would have fallen over if the fence hadn't been spotting me). When I continued on the 5th lap of walking, that lap was kind of hard but I made myself go on and finish my entire walk. I felt really good. There was a lady there who always runs and she was asking why I did my workout like that today and OF COURSE I had to turn her on to Cathe. She is a stay at home mom also. She said she was going to check out the site when she went home. I am going to do my walk like that from now on.:7
The first 4 laps were great. I went UP the bleachers 4 times alternating my starting leg(that's 24 full steps up, (and then coming down of course). After the 4 sets of bleachers I did 20 squats w/ my toes pointed up (man did I feel that). Then I did one set of 20 alternating lunges.(Would have fallen over if the fence hadn't been spotting me). When I continued on the 5th lap of walking, that lap was kind of hard but I made myself go on and finish my entire walk. I felt really good. There was a lady there who always runs and she was asking why I did my workout like that today and OF COURSE I had to turn her on to Cathe. She is a stay at home mom also. She said she was going to check out the site when she went home. I am going to do my walk like that from now on.:7
Mckmain
Cathlete
>I DID IT! I DID IT! Pat myself on the back.LOL:7
>The first 4 laps were great. I went UP the bleachers 4 times
>alternating my starting leg(that's 24 full steps up, (and then
>coming down of course). After the 4 sets of bleachers I did 20
>squats w/ my toes pointed up (man did I feel that). Then I did
>one set of 20 alternating lunges.(Would have fallen over if
>the fence hadn't been spotting me). When I continued on the
>5th lap of walking, that lap was kind of hard but I made
>myself go on and finish my entire walk. I felt really good.
>There was a lady there who always runs and she was asking why
>I did my workout like that today and OF COURSE I had to turn
>her on to Cathe. She is a stay at home mom also. She said she
>was going to check out the site when she went home. I am going
>to do my walk like that from now on.:7
Wow...that is so awesome!!!! And to add on squats and lunges. You are doing so well......feels good to tell someone about Cathe!......Carole
>The first 4 laps were great. I went UP the bleachers 4 times
>alternating my starting leg(that's 24 full steps up, (and then
>coming down of course). After the 4 sets of bleachers I did 20
>squats w/ my toes pointed up (man did I feel that). Then I did
>one set of 20 alternating lunges.(Would have fallen over if
>the fence hadn't been spotting me). When I continued on the
>5th lap of walking, that lap was kind of hard but I made
>myself go on and finish my entire walk. I felt really good.
>There was a lady there who always runs and she was asking why
>I did my workout like that today and OF COURSE I had to turn
>her on to Cathe. She is a stay at home mom also. She said she
>was going to check out the site when she went home. I am going
>to do my walk like that from now on.:7
Wow...that is so awesome!!!! And to add on squats and lunges. You are doing so well...
...feels good to tell someone about Cathe!......CaroleThanks.:7
I started getting off the couch, stopping smoking and 64 oz. of Dr. Pepper a day on June 6th. The scale shows I went from 220 to 206 -208 (depends on when I weigh). I am mostly going by how my clothes fit. Once I get my Cathe's I am sure to see a whole lot more results.:7
I started getting off the couch, stopping smoking and 64 oz. of Dr. Pepper a day on June 6th. The scale shows I went from 220 to 206 -208 (depends on when I weigh). I am mostly going by how my clothes fit. Once I get my Cathe's I am sure to see a whole lot more results.:7
lorihart-
BK (before kids) I used to run around the track. What I would do is run around the curve of the track, run up the "steps" to the top of the bleachers, run across the top of them , down the side and then finish that lap on the track. I would choose the biggest set of bleachers to run up. Did I explain that right?
BK (before kids) I used to run around the track. What I would do is run around the curve of the track, run up the "steps" to the top of the bleachers, run across the top of them , down the side and then finish that lap on the track. I would choose the biggest set of bleachers to run up. Did I explain that right?
amyg
Cathlete
That's awesome!!
As for the bleachers, also awesome, do your calves hurt today? Whenever I do them, my legs are shaking by the end of it and my calves are sore for the next few days. I do enjoy them, though!!
Keep up the great work!!! I agree with you, Cathe workouts can be great motivation!!!
As for the bleachers, also awesome, do your calves hurt today? Whenever I do them, my legs are shaking by the end of it and my calves are sore for the next few days. I do enjoy them, though!!
Keep up the great work!!! I agree with you, Cathe workouts can be great motivation!!!
purple_magada
Cathlete
Great job! Keep up the awesome work and I"m sure you'll be back to running soon!