Training for: Springtime Tallahassee 5K
Cardio: 0
Weights: Hoping to do upper body (2 chest, 2 back, 2 shoulder, 2 biceps, 2 triceps)
Calories Burned: depends on how long I lift
Food: Breakfast - Quaker Take Heart Blueberry Oatmeal - 160
Lunch - Leftover Black bean soup & salad - ??
Snack - maybe popcorn?? - 100
Dinner - going to throw together some chicken/quinoa/veggie dish.
Total Food: not sure - but, everything has healthy ingredients so I'm not too worried
Self-Confidence: 7-8
I managed to keep up with my run yesterday pretty well. It ended up being 4 miles, with a total of a half mine warm up/cool down. I had to walk part of one of my recovery 400s because my knee started acting up, but, it went away thankfully. I ended up burning closer to 500 calories than the original 400 I estimated. At least according to my HR monitor. Probably because my HR averaged in the 160s and maxed out around 180.
A friend of mine told me "You burn the same number of calories walking a mile as you do running a mile"
I am skeptical about this, despite the fact she explained that you're exerting more energy running, but for a shorter amount of time. While the logic seems sound, I find it impossible to believe. Mainly because I've been tracking my own calories during walking/running for some time now, and notice, that even if I do the *same* workout in the *same* amount of time, my calories are never the same workout to workout. I believe this has to do with your heart rate. My theory is that the calories you burn is directly related to what your heart rate is during exercise. I found some information backing this up - though, they don't really mention heart rate. They do, however, mention energy exertion, which, in turn, raises your heart rate:
Either way, walking or running, any form of exercise is good for you. So, don't take this as me saying "walking is worthless" - but, I feel it is somewhat worthless for me, but only because I set high standards for myself and don't gravitate towards the "less is more" approach to things. This is probably also why I end up with sore knees and shoulders. But, I'm stubborn, so this will probably never change.
You know what - that workout at the bottom of the second link looks like fun - maybe I'll try it out soon.
I'm hoping today I can make it to the gym and do some lifting. I've been pretty inconsistent with lifting lately. Mostly because, I want to keep training/running for this 5K coming up, and, if I miss a day or two, I usually jump straight on the treadmill (or run Tom Brown Park) so that I don't get too unconditioned. But, I know that lifting is essential to a healthy, well-balanced workout. The only problem today is, since I was out of town and missed class on Tuesday, I need to hit the computer lab after class today to complete my lab that was due (which, I received an extension on). Then, ideally, I'd also like to complete the lab assignment that is due *next* Tuesday as well, so I don't have to go to campus this weekend. So, its going to be a battle of brains vs. brawn today after class. We'll see which wins out.
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