Kari - Day 4, 5 & Start of Week 2

Day 4 (Friday - walk day)
Walked for 30 minutes this day, the came back and got the stationary bike for another 20 minutes.

Day 5 - (Saturday - jog day)
Saturday morning I met up with my friend for our jog day. It was supposed to be run 1 minute, walk 2 again. But she's ahead of me in the program, not to mention Hoon asked me to run all the way to our meeting point since I was alone so I think I got in more than my fair share of jogging that day. But happily, I wasn't crazy sore like I usually am after I jog 1 day and never do it again, you know?

WEEK 2
Run program: Run 2 minutes, walk 2 minutes for a total of 44 minutes.
This morning I did this workout, with an additional 10ish minutes of walking to our meeting. I never thought 2 minutes could seem so long and short at the same time. Even though we are only running part of the time right now, our bodies are getting used to the amount of time we're going, so eventually actually running for 44 minutes won't feel too surprising (hopefully).

After 1 week, I'm feeling good, but I haven't seen much change in the scale (patience, I know). A big part of this will also have to be my food choices which weren't so choice over the weekend. We're still getting settled in the new place and cooking isn't exactly easy right now. I think I'm also suffering from some weak knees like Brandon, so hopefully my day off tomorrow will help.

Karen

Karen left this comment to my original post, but I thought I'd bring it to the top for everyone to see.  Thanks for participating, Karen!  Keep us posted.

Good idea, Brandon! For years and years, I walked regularly every morning with friends. Since moving to CA, I haven't found that reliable walking partner (the dog just doesn't cut it), so I haven't been a consistent exerciser. My goal is to burn 1800 calories/week in exercise/activity. This translates to 300 calories of exercise 6 times a week. I know this is about equivalent to walking briskly for an hour, but in addition to walking, I'd like to try to add in other activities like light weight-training, Wii Fit, etc. I have plenty of time, but without someone to do it with, the motivation hasn't been there. So maybe this blog will help me with motivation. Thanks!

Kari - Day 1

Well I got up at the crack to meet my friends. 5:15 - we walked for about 15/20 mins to meet another friend then once she got there, we started working on our program for that day:

Run 1 min, walk 2 - repeat 12 times for a total of 36 minutes.

Overall, 45-50 minutes of cardio. Pretty good. We'll be running again on Thursday & Saturday (just walking on Wednesday, Friday) so we'll see if we continue this routine for the remainder of the week.

Kari's 13-Week Running Program

Here's what Kari emailed me.  Thanks for participating, Kari!

"Brandon thanks for the invite this is actually perfect timing because this week I'm starting a 13 week running program with a couple of girls in the ward. We'll be running 3 times per week and walking twice. I hope to get up my endurance and cultivate a love for running and of course shed a few excess pounds i'm carrying around.  Also by going with friends at the crack of dawn and committing to it on your blog it's making me more accountable and motivated.

I'll keep u updated. I'm in 100%."