Readers Workouts — February 12

Welcome to Readers’ Workouts, our weekly gathering of bookish folks doing active things. How was exercise for you in the past week? What are your plans for the coming week? Link your post below (feel free to grab the logo) or tell your story in the comments. Don’t forget to visit the links to offer encouragement and support to other participants!

My first HIIT workout last week was a hit. Heh. I probably didn’t push as hard as I could have, but that’s the beauty of a treadmill workout — everything is measurable. I took notes, so I can bump up the intensity a little every time until it feels right. I’d rather under-exercise with a plan for gradual increase than over-do it the first time and abandon the effort before I’ve really started.

I’m doing a HIIT workout as part of the 12K Challenge at Team Kickin It by Sheila of Book Journey. It started officially on February 1, but there’s still plenty of time to join.

Edited to add: You all might be interested in my article that just went live on Huffington Post: A Librarian’s Tips For A Healthy Heart.

How are you doing with exercise right now?

Comments

Readers Workouts — February 12 — 10 Comments

Suzanne on February 12, 2013 at 7:57 am said:

That is a great way to go — start small and build up your workout. When I first started running on the treadmill I went all out right away and it was a very bad experience.

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Crystal @ I Totally Paused on February 12, 2013 at 9:52 am said:

I agree completely, starting out lower and building up is always better. That’s exactly what I always tell my friends when they are starting a new routine.

Glad to hear your first HIIT was successful!

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Mari @ Bookworm with a View on February 12, 2013 at 10:17 am said:

woohoo Joy! A 12K is a great challenge, a good way to get outside when the weather warms up. ps: half of our Friday 10 inches has melted, it’s a watery mess over here. HA!

French… I can’t pronounce EGG. Have you learned this word yet?

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- Joy Weese Moll / @joyweesemoll on February 12, 2013 at 11:02 am said:
  
  So far, Rosetta Stone has been accepting my pronunciation of egg, but it may be too easy. Our French tutor mentioned that it’s hard — she’s going to work with us on pronunciations next week. Last night she had us holding our noses to get the proper nasal pronunciation of “sont.”
  
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Sopphey on February 12, 2013 at 3:16 pm said:

I have a little of my past week’s workout on the blog post I linked to, but here’s more info. I recently fell down (a common occurrence), so I’m doing at least 30 minutes of light walking. I pretty much just listen to music and walk around my apartment complex. It’s a my “small step” and it’s been fun so far.

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Vicki on February 12, 2013 at 6:43 pm said:

I’m walking on my treadmill for the 12K challenge too. I’m doing a 12 week iFit workout to begin with.

I’m using Rosetta Stone to learn Spanish.

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Christine on February 13, 2013 at 8:56 am said:

LOL! I was hoping you were going to say HITT was a hit! Not just for the sake of the pun, but obviously because I wanted to hear that it went well.

I had a great week of workouts–doing different things every day for a total of 557 minutes. I normally don’t count chores around the house or yard work as designated exercise, but I made an exception for the 2+ hrs I spent shoveling snow on Saturday. Then my husband and I went skiing on Sunday and out of the five hours we were on the slopes (not counting a lunch break), I’m guessing only 2.5 hours of that were actually spent skiing. The other 2.5 hours were spent in chair lifts and lift lines! I was so exhausted Sunday night .. I couldn’t bring myself to workout on Monday. -_- zzzzz

Hope everyone is having a good week this week. Happy Valentine’s Day. xo

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- Christine on February 13, 2013 at 9:23 am said:
  
  Make that 601 minutes.. I forgot the jog I took in the park on Friday when the snow started. It was so pretty and peaceful.. I even stopped to snap a few photos with my phone. How could I forget those lovely 24 minutes!!!? ^_^
  
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Joanna on February 14, 2013 at 4:19 am said:

I looked at the challenge you’re doing and decided that 12k is way too scary for me. Well done for joining in, I look forward to seeing your progress!

I do need to get back on track with setting goals in minutes per month like you suggested though. I’m reading The Power of Habit and am inspired to really create an exercise habit. Just need a reward I could focus on to create that craving feeling…

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- Joy Weese Moll / @joyweesemoll on February 14, 2013 at 9:14 am said:
  
  That sounds great! I generally feel better, both physically and emotionally, after exercising than before, so that’s a good reward, but it sometimes takes some convincing to remind myself that’s true. I’m more relaxed, less stressed, and I also sleep better!
  
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