A Week of Firsts

This week was a great workout week for me!
Monday I ran with my RunBuds about 3 miles, I think.

Thursday I tried Zumba for the first time and really didn't like it. I nearly walked out a few seconds into it, but forced myself to stay a few seconds longer. Then my friend, Angie showed up so I felt I was forced to stay the entire HOUR of torture. I was laughing the entire time because I felt so ridiculous.
I learned that I'm neither coordinated, graceful, nor flexible.   But for some reason, I promised Angie I'd do Zumba with her again.

After Zumba, we walked 2 miles on the treadmill.

Friday was my first ever hot yoga class. That, I LOVED.  I am already hooked and can't wait to have that experience again. Last summer after a 5 mile race in humid June, a running buddy commented that I wasn't even sweating. I've thought about that a lot since then. I read online somewhere about someone who, like me, was not a big sweater. She claims her body had to learn to sweat by being exposed to saunas and hot tubs.  I really want to teach my body to sweat more too. The toxins need to flow out of me.

Saturday I ran 4 miles (approx 45 min) with RunBuds. They pushed me a bit faster than I was used to but I remembered Tony Horton's recent quote about constantly pushing yourself harder to improve your strength and endurance. So I pushed ahead, and sweated.
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One key aspect of the laws of life as perceived by Tony: Push yourself beyond what you think you can achieve when it comes to exercise and endurance.

“If you don’t focus on getting a little bit better at things, then eventually even people who exercise on a regular basis will see their range of motion decrease and their endurance decrease and their strength and muscle tone decrease,” cautions Tony.