This was a great weekend! We were busy, but I got a lot of walking in. Saturday I broke 10,000 steps for the first time! I had a therapy session (in case you hadn't already figured out I'm a bit nuts ;O) and we went for a 45 minute walk. That is one of the things I love about my therapist, she has a holistic view. I take advantage of the walks whenever possible.
I also stayed close to the 2000 calorie per day goal that I have set for myself. Yesterday I went over by only 4 calories. That with the amount of walking I've done, I have been about 600 calories less than my output. It makes me feel good and strong.
Kat bought a Zumba game for our Wii, so I decided to get my butt up early this morning and try it out. I thought, I'll take it easy on myself this morning. I watched the tutorial, chose the "easy" level, and chose the 20 minute class.
Well, the "warm up" was tough. I made it through, but then the class started; it was divided into 5 sections including the warm up and cool down. I made it through the warm up and the second section. Half way through the third section I had to sit down. Did some of the fourth section and the whole belly dancing "cool down" (that was the only section that was my speed). Holy Cow!! Beyond feeling like Jim Carey and getting maybe 1/3 of the movements, it went well :) I can say this, I usually have over 500 steps in the mornings from the time I get going and leaving the house. After Zumba this morning I had 1800 steps.
I have decided that Zumba will not be a daily activity. I did walk at lunch; this helped loosen up the sore muscles from the morning. I did see it as an intense work out like Dr. McGuff talks about, but my guess is that wasn't what he had in mind. At this point, my plan is to alternate Wii Fit balance, yoga, and the hula hoops to help loosen my hips some. Then I will do Zumba a couple of days per week. I plan to keep walking as much as I can at lunch.
So my goal for today was to try the Zumba: Done
Tomorrow's Goal: Rest day, focus on diet
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