To counter my comfort food habit, I am trying to form a new habit... so they'll cancel each other out. I have started walking ... four days ago- so in terms of the whole "it takes 21 days to form a habit" thing, this one is in its infancy. But I don't let that stop me from aiming high.
A friend and I both mentioned recently how we'd love to run a marathon (well, 10km mini-marathon, but close enough). My friend, you could conceive- she jogs already- but me, not so much.
For a few years now the 10km run has been on my list of things to do (that ridiculous list of 40 things to do before I'm 40; I kept it quite achievable- run a half marathon, pay off my mortgage, travel Europe, make the perfect black forest cake.... pffft).
So, jogging. Yesterday morning I was walking alone (so far not my favourite pre-dawn activity), giving my shoes a workout,
and I thought 'you know what, I'm going to give this jogging thing a go'. At this point it is worth noting that I have tried jogging before but, like childbirth, it seems to be one of those physically gruelling experiences that my brain periodically deletes from my memory.
It's not settling into a breathing pattern that I struggle with.... Although breathing is tricky after the first about 200 metres.
It's my butt that gets me. My boobs used to too, but I got a special sports bra for that. They don't make butt-bras though, do they? So every time I jog, the impact makes my butt muscle (or whatever fibre connects my butt cheeks to my body) feel like it is going to rip right through.
I have tried jogging more softly, forcefully, slowly, quickly, longer strides, shorter strides... the pain is still there. Not niggling pain either. AAARRRRRGGGGGHHHH-what-is-wrong-with-my-body type pain. In that moment after I land, and gravity drags my butt cheeks down with such force while the rest of my body has already started to rise...oooommmmppphhhh.... I can't very well run along supporting my butt cheeks in my hands now can I?
So I did what anyone would do... I googled. And look what ezinearticles.com said:
You may see a person running in the early morning hours around your home and think, "I wish I could do that". However, in reality jogging is a high impact type of exercise which can exacerbate previous health conditions, like deteriorating knee and joints. However, it is important to stay in shape [STAY in shape???... bit late for that]. A great alternative to running and jogging is walking.
Well, if a respected publication like that says jogging is a health risk, who am I to argue?? So I guess I have to walk.... at least until my butt is a bit less marshmallow-y and some of the hail damage smooths out.
Haha...love it - What a cow!! I hate people that laugh at other people....for the record despite having become a runner (from not running at all, it took me about a year and a half - AND I can now run 10 kms, only since the last Bridge to Brisbane though, that was the second time I had run that far) I have a rather ample butt - and the butt bounce is a killer - LOL - it seriously takes like 10mins for it to get into the rhythm of it all! :)
ReplyDeleteIf only I could last ten minutes and let it settle into its rhythm!
ReplyDeleteok...maybe I was exaggerating a little, maybe 5 minutes...this may sound lame but tight bike shorts underneath helps. Seriously Sal, running is awesome...nothing is going to increase your fitness as fast and its so personally rewarding - you can easily see your daily improvement if you know your distance and time yourself. Even the slowest jog ever is better than nothing - with walking when you get too tired is a good way to start...and always stretch after - neglecting that and you are more likely to injure yourself.
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