Renaissance Granddad Returns to an Old Workout and Starts Running Again!!
Ok so I haven’t written anything here in a very long time! One of the reasons is that I switched and started posting more at my original website Me, Myself, Music and Mysteries, and most recently I decided that I was going to focus more on the books that I read, so I started a new website This Man Reads. The second reason is last year I sucked at turning my biological clock backwards. In actuality, I think the clocks moved faster last year! Anyway, I have vowed to do better this year. So far that is happening and hence this post!!
Actually, the move to getting in shape and slowing down that speeding biologic clock started at the end of 2016! For several years I did a simple 15-minute workout before work. The workout consisted of a 5-minute warm-up and tuning in using the Ek Ong Kar mantra. followed by 5 minutes of Kundalini exercises and then 5 minutes of light weights and resistance bands. Last year I stopped doing that workout and started doing more yoga in the morning. Additionally, for years I ran three days a week. Typically, I ran four miles to days a week and a longer run between 5-8 miles on the weekend. For a variety of reasons in 2016 I hardly ran at all.
Renaissance Granddad Postpones Yearly Doctor Visits!
When December rolled around and I was faced with my yearly physical and my visit to my cardiologist, I put them both off. until after the holidays. It’s not that I am in bad shape, just not the shape I am normally in. My weight is about 5-6 pounds over my typical weight and 12 pounds over my running weight. Additionally, I have not been eating all that well!
So near the end of December I decided to go back to the old routine on a daily basis. On days that I work at Target I do the routine in segments of 3, 6, and 6 minutes. On the non-Target days I do the routine as follows 3 minute meditation, 6 minutes Kundalini, 6 minutes light weights ( 5 and 15 lbs) and a kettle bell and 6 minutes using a variety of bands. The result has been that while I have not lost weight I have lost some inches, I think!
A Return to An Old Workout Leads to a Return to Running – Hopefully!!
Anyway, I feel better and this has led me to the streets!! Yes this week I have run twice, so far! I hope to make it three days with a run tomorrow. And while I have not run far, both runs were 2.1 miles, my overall pace was not bad the first day was 11:22 and the second 11:15 min/mile. Both times were better than I ran back in August and October!
And Doctor Appointments!
I also made an appointment with my doctor for my yearly EKG and blood work in two weeks and will make an appointment with the cardiologist for a week or so after that, so I can take all the results to the appointment!
So the plan is to watch what I eat and see if the added running can help me lose a few pounds within the next two weeks. So that I go to both appointments feeling good about myself! And maybe I can start moving my biologic clock in the reverse direction!!
Wish Me Luck!! Don’t worry you’ll hear about the running!