grindin' it out

September 12, 2007
2:30 PM
Last night I went to the fitness center. My body did not wanted me to go but my mind wanted me to. I wanted to just lay down on my bed and watch TV till I go to bed. I have done that almost on all weekdays in the past one year. I was way too lazy to do any physical activity, except on Saturdays when I have a cricket match.
Anyway, I was glad I went to work out. Since I usually go there on Mondays and having missed the routine, I wanted to run a little bit more. So, I have hopped on the treadmill and selected a new cardio workout for 40 minutes. It was very exhausting to say the least but very satisfying in the end. I definitely thought I will not finish the whole work out but somehow I hung on. I could feel my lungs burning and my legs hurting when I was running. It was good that I chose the climbing style work out so I was not just running full steam for 40 minutes.

So, guess what I have set a new personal treadmill record in terms of calories burned! I have spent 42 minutes running 3.34 miles and burning 573 calories. Yes, I could not believe myself. Now I have the confidence to even run for an hour without ever stopping. I do not know when I will do that but certainly would like to sometime in near future ( I will let you know for sure).

Adios,
prasad