Cardioooo!

Today I hit the gym again to do some cardio. My trainer, Bonnie, told me to do cardio on the days that I'm not doing weight training. I meant to go yesterday, but I confused the hours of my gym, and it was closed. :/ Oh well. I hit it hard today.

I did my treadmill routine and even amped up my jogging speed from 4.5 to 4.8 mph. It doesn't seem like much of an increase and who would think that 0.3 mph would even make a difference, but let me tell you, it does. It was definitely more of a challenge, and workouts should always be a challenge if you want to see results. I mean, the bends of my elbows were sweating! Ew. I did around 44 minutes of cardio and it resulted in 2.9 miles.

I've never been one for running or jogging. I joke that the reason I always played softball as opposed to any other sport was because I only had to run from base to base. Haha. But now, I'm just pushing through it and making it happen. And when I finish and step off that treadmill, I feel like a badass. Like, YEAH, I just did 2.9 miles! Woo!

The key for me is not to compare myself to others because that's not a healthy or effective means of measuring progress. If the girl next to me runs at 6 mph for 30 minutes, good for her. That's not where I am, and I can't hold myself to that same standard. Your workout is about you. Set attainable goals and when you reach them, make new ones.

Btw, I'm still super sore from Bonnie's workout on Friday. And I'm going back in to do it tomorrow. It's going to be rough; I can already feel it. I know it will be worth it though.

xoxo

Katie