DEAR GOD XAN. AMAZING!
I suddenly became interested in running and getting in better shape this winter break. I made a plan to run half an hour every day for 60 days. On the first two days my legs felt like steel. The third and fourth days they felt like they were melting. But after that I could feel myself getting stronger and stronger and my stamina boosts were AMAZING and very noticeable. I anticipated an increase in concentration abilities and metabolism as well.
And then school started/I got sick. It doesn't help that I always feel really tired after coming back from class. My eating habits swing from horrible to excellent. So I completely lost my groove and I haven't been to the gym for like three weeks. And now I'm fairly certain that my hard work has gone down the toilet and means nothing now so I've been having initiation anxiety!
I've decided that the best time I can start up again is today though. Before I was doing 5 mins of running/REALLY pushing myself running alternately, with a minute or so walking rest in between.Like a variation of HIIT. When I got used to the speed I would just increase everything by .5. I want to continue that method.
I feel like running rather than biking/swimming/eliptical because I feel like running is the most efficient use of my time. My brother says I should lift light weights to build lean muscle and up my metabolism. I want to become very lean and not bulky. Any eating/exercise tips?
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