Day 2 of “Couch to 5K”

 Good Morning.

• Weight – 269 lbs
• BP – 134/83
• Resting Pulse Rate – 55

Today was my second workout of week 1 for my Couch to 5k plan that I began.  I actually began my workout this morning with an assertive warm up of 10 sets of 50 jump ropes.  Then I followed that with:
Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes.

I’ve done this plan before so I know it works and it is relatively easy to get up to the 5k.  Today’s workout was nice and easy.   I could be more aggressive in my approach, but I need to really work on pacing myself.  It took a long time to get fat, so I need to use moderation in my exercise and make this a long term effort.  I really am finding that the jump roping is making a huge difference.  I’m a firm believer in short bursts of energy, and the jump rope routine is really making me more fit.  The only negative is that my belly undulates uncontrollably and I fear I might herniate myself.

My weight concerns me too but I think it will come together in April.  It’s time to have some cheese.