DAYTON WORKOUT IS CANCELED
It”s Wednesday, January 28th and we have lots of snow on the ground. Conditions are not that great for walking or running outdoors tonight….so we will not meet again until Saturday. If you have a little cabin fever and are feeling a little stir crazy….the following is a suggested workout you could do tonight while watching your favorite program. I have decided to snuggle by the fire, stay warm and enjoy the break!
In lieu of a formal workout, we thought it would be helpful to pass along this exercise idea for training indoors (for folks who may not have access to treadmill): With the unpredictable nature of winter, it can be difficult to keep to your winter training schedule. If your are able to workout on a treadmill for the allotted time that is great, but with the predicted winter weather you may not have access to the gym to get on that treadmill.The great thing about walking is you can do it at home and as much as we endorse treadmills, you can walk in place to get your blood pumping and your body moving. The point of walking is that it is a cardio exercise and it’s designed to get your body in motion.So let’s get started on today’s alternate indoor workout.
You want to go slow, ideally to warm your body up. So do a light march in place. Be sure to keep your posture correct with your back straight and control your breathing. You want to get comfortable in the motion, so spend the warm-up time doing this.
As you get more comfortable, pick up the pace. March with your legs going a little higher, maintaining your posture. Now pump your arms, because when you engage your arms, you will increase your heart rate and the number of calories you are burning. You can push your arms up over your head; you can take them down and rotate them as well.
About 15 minutes of this type of activity will cover about a mile. So after the first 15 minutes take a moment, catch a few deep breaths and do some of the stretches that we have worked on the past few weeks. You can do another 15 minutes at this pace and at the end of the 30 minutes of walking you will have burned about 250 to 300 calories. Your body will also continue to burn extra calories over the next couple of hours after you’ve finished your workout.
(Based on Indoor Workouts by Heather Long)