But I've worked it out. Since moving and my yoga routine being messed about, I've been planning my running mornings straight after a big yoga session the night before. When I was running a straight 5 km with no problems before moving, I was only ever doing yoga after my runs in the morning or on every alternate day. I think this has made a huge difference in my performance ability - I either plan to exercise only in the mornings, or the evenings. So with that in mind, I need to look at which days I run and work that around my yoga. I also plan to start the Couch to 5km running plan again this week and go from there.
See...my virgo trait of keeping a diary of my exercise and eating habits pays off in the end! But I still hate hills and there's all the mental stuff to work out which no doubt I'll be thrashing about on the mat.
This week's plan:
Sat 7 - 45 min run/walk
Sun 8 - 75 min jivamukti yoga (DW)
Mon 9 - 75 min walk + 60 min jivamukti yoga DVD
Tue 10 - C25km (WK1) + 20 min meditation
Wed 11 - 20 min meditation
Thu 12 - free day
Fri 13 - 60 min walk
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I've been not so good myself. A routine definitely helps, I reckon. I've been all over the place and it's too easy to talk yourself out of things. This week I'm going to do something straight after work - no excuses - or no internet!
Is tracking/logging really a Virgo trait? Because I'm Virgo, and I TOTALLY AM OBSESSED with tracking -- nutrition, exercise, words written, etc. :)
I think the key to your success has been keeping track of stuff. It must help with working out what worked for you and what didn't.
I haven't really found a tracking format that works well for me yet. I might just start being a big fat copy cat and do blog posts like your 'This Weeks Plan' and cross off the exercise as I get it done… Do you track your food in a paper diary?
Looking forward to reading how you get on with the Couch to 5km again.
PS. I'm going to go to drop in beginners yoga tomorrow @ Newtown so I'm comfortable with starting the beginners program in September. I know I avoided your question the other day when you asked me what was holding me back from going to a class (don't get me wrong, farting is one of them.. HAHA!) but really it is my weight and being so heavy. I really hope tomorrow reassures me of those fears. I got the samadhi email newsletter this week and read about their new yoga retreats to Bali. I have always wanted to go to Bali and was swooning over the e-mail wishing it was something I could go and do (very eat pray love!) … and like M was talking about working backwards with her plans I realised I'm never going to get to Bali on a yoga retreat if I never go to that first class. So tomorrows the day. I'm putting my brave undies on…LOL
Shall let you know how it goes x
Chan, you are such a gem.
Tracking is like accounting, you can see where things go wrong and can forecast how to make it better. Keeping a food and exercise diary shows the real story and keeps you accountable.
I have a day to a page A5 moleskin diary for my food/exercise notes. I haven't actually tracked for a while but need to start it up again for all the stuff that slips through. Another reason 6kgs crept up on me. I don't remember all the snacks I have during the day if I'm not having to be conscious about writing it down. Blogging keeps me honest too.
And I think I'm still hating running. I actually realised that I am despising the fact I need to now work my yoga around running so going to take a break and just walk every day instead. Who knows, I might just get the urge to break into a run now that I've decided to let it go for a while! Take the pressure off.
So proud of you with going to Samadhi hon and facing one of your biggest fears about it. I'm not going to lie and say I've completely gotten over my own insecurities but the yoga has helped me come so far with my thinking and liberating the negative feedback loop we tend to replay.
Cheers to brave undies! I look forward to practicing with you soon enough hon!! x
Betherann, virgoism totally!
Mary, why do you need to work yoga around running? What about doing it the other way round?
Running is always hard to pick up after a break, I find, having gone through a hating period not too long ago myself. And these days, I'm finding that having a definite, concrete goal in mind helps me with running as well. Another thing which helped me recently was asking myself honestly why I want to run and why I'm so set on it. There are so many ways to exercise, running does not have to be one of them - so there needs to be a reason why we do it. :)
Thank you so much for all your support mate! xx
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