rest day schrest days

I took a friend's advice yesterday and forked out on some really perfect running shoes - Brooks ones with the correct support for my feet specifically idenfied by the man in Runner's Need by looking at my gait while running on a treadmill in the shop. Corr - what attentive service. Great store.

Any hoo, I could barely wait to get them home and pop for a test drive but the guy told me how important rest days are. For the last 3 weeks or so I have been trying to do some sort of exercise every day, give or take. Rest days...?

I had thought that more is more, and my butt ain't getting smaller so rest days could wait till I get back from nepal. Also my running program is so piddling - only about 15-20 mins running each time, that it would barely register in my body as actual exercise. Also, it hasn't hurt yet, which has to be a good sign.

Now I don't know. Yesterday I walked for a few hours then popped to the gym for some leg and core strengthening - so as these are different muscle groups to running, does that count as rest?!

I need someone with expertise.

Chloe

week five - heads, shoulders, knees and toes

Damo, my high-fiving (awesome-ness!) trainer at the gym, convinced me to take his 45 minute spin/circuit class yesterday.

With about 10 others, I ran round the small, roasting hot class room, gaining a stitch already and puffing embarrasingly. He grinned and evil grin and caught my eye to tell the whole class this is just the warm up...

Then we cycled, pressed-up, curled-up, kneed-up, starred jumped, crunched and planked until my face resembled a post box.

Today, my arms are so dead - both jelly-like and leaden at once - I feel like Kevin and Perry.

It's so unfair.

Chloe

Oweee

My feet and legs and bum and legs and feet hurt. Oh, and my abs and shoulders. And my feet. !

Chloe

Week Two - sore feet

Loving my boots, but perhaps walking an hour to, and an hour from work on the same day was a mistake today. Talk about breaking them in - my feet that is.

I went to see Damo at the gym and gave him the personal responsibility for getting me up the mountain with a specially designed fitness programme. No, regime is the right term. Ouch. Seriously hard work, particularly tugh on the legs and bum, but boy, am I going to have buns of steel by February. At least it's only twice a week, along with the walking and other stuff I will need to do.

Marching Marching Marching... Chloe