Walking Malarkey
So, as the doctor prescribed I’ve been taking a brisk walk every day. Except, I have a confession… I’ve discovered that I am that bloody unfit that I am struggling to keep it brisk for over 5 minutes, let alone 15. I can only try and guess at how the hell I used to do my running in school!
I hereby declare war on exercise!
Amelie said:
On 01 May at 9:39 pm
I shall join you in your fight! *Brandishes sword*
Li said:
On 01 May at 10:38 pm
Heh, I’m worse than that; I have days where getting up and down the stairs leaves me breathless. :( I’ll join you in your war! ;)
Natalie said:
On 01 May at 10:49 pm
I agree! I’m the same way, at times I lose my breath from going up and down the stairs too.
MarMARmar said:
On 01 May at 10:56 pm
I run up the stairs and am out of breath, and yet I could jog all day. I dont understand, I’m in fine shape. Sore muscles though, are definately not worth it.
Amanda said:
On 01 May at 11:32 pm
Keep hope! Before long, you’ll become conditioned to that type of exercise and you won’t even raise a sweat!
Rhiannon said:
On 02 May at 12:38 am
Amanda, as usual, is 100% right. I feel your pain – I can’t even make it up a flight of stairs these days! I’ll huff and puff like the big bad wolf, I’ll faux collapse as a means of gaining sympathy, I’ll…I’ll…shut up now. (Btw – naturally, I’m loving the pink/purple style override!)
Aaron said:
On 02 May at 12:42 am
I’ll join that army! I’m actually a very fast walker, but the hallways at school are so cramped with people there is no room to walk fast. Then after school, I’m too tired to do any excercise, so I sit at home and eat.
Jordie said:
On 02 May at 2:02 am
It gets easier, I promise! Don’t give up! When I started going out to run I thought I’d die after 20 minutes of walking, now I’m running/jogging. Keep it up. :)
Amber said:
On 02 May at 5:48 am
You’ll get there! My mother used to be exactly the same and now she’s burning off 900 calories four times a week at the gym. It’s amazing the way how quickly your body adapts. If you’re anything like me though, you’re in for a lot of pain (I’ve discovered muscles that I swear I’ve never had/used before! I want to know where they come from and why they are hell bent on causing me so much pain).
Jessica said:
On 02 May at 7:26 am
I think you will have most the world on your side at that war, me included. I was able to walk about 10 mins no problem till I got burnt to a fine crisp. And all the doctor could do was laugh at me.
Rachael said:
On 02 May at 9:35 am
I too shall join your fight! *cancels membership to the gym*
Hillarie said:
On 02 May at 10:22 am
I can walk briskly for a few minutes, but I never take the time to. I may be thin, but I am extremely out of shape!
Hayley said:
On 02 May at 12:51 pm
Let’s hope you win this one then! I know exactly what you mean, I didn’t realise how unfit I was since leaving school until I tried to do a fun run. Damn thing nearly killed me. I’m not near motivated enough to sort it out, but I’ve bought exercise DVDs in the hope that I’ll actually watch them since there ain’t no way I’m exercising in public till I’m a bit fitter.
Lindsey said:
On 02 May at 2:13 pm
War on exercise sounds like an excellent idea! I’m right behind you…
Karl said:
On 02 May at 3:27 pm
You should get a paper round, like I have. That would soon get you in shape. 6 am every morning. Fun for the whole family!
Vera said:
On 02 May at 5:07 pm
My colleagues (at work… yeah I’m showing off after my first day of work :P ) go swimming before coming to work (from 7 am…). Maybe that’ll be more to your taste.
Vera said:
On 02 May at 5:11 pm
sorry for the double post, I just noticed the style over rider :P (from Rhiannon’s comment ). I love the purple/pink one. The orange/black one is not bad either, but I read that black backgrounds are not a good choice for websites (they reflect the objects in the room).
Jordan said:
On 02 May at 6:07 pm
Will a war on exercise help me lose some weight? If so, then war it shall be.
Ashley said:
On 02 May at 6:20 pm
Ahh, I so know what you mean. I joined Lean Bee and all, but I have just had no energy lately. It’s pathetic.
Stephanie said:
On 02 May at 7:02 pm
Than I shall oppose you! (Exercise has actually done me a lot of good…much as I tend to dislike it)
Sarah said:
On 03 May at 12:19 am
Just think, if you lose weight, you might be able to lose those knockers and look like a proper old English lady! (Proper being the way my mind pictures old English ladies, even though you’re not old.) You can only be fat if you’re an old Italian woman! Then you can make pastries and pasta all day and yell at the kids. *would love to be a fat Italian grandmother*
Rhys said:
On 03 May at 7:03 am
I disagree. I am unfit, and yesterday I played football for around 80 minutes. Although I began sucking wind heavily at around 20 minutes, I kept going. My team mate (who was a doctor) say that although you’re breathing heavily, at a young age it’s good, as everything is still working as it should. Keep it up, it gets easier everytime!
Frosty said:
On 08 May at 4:02 pm
I’d have to agree– I did track this year and even though I was a thrower (yay for being the fatasses on the team! :P), we had to do the standard two-lap-around-the-track warmup (only 800 meters), and yet every damn time we did it, it didn’t get any easier… So much for exercise making you fitter…