This page is going to be a record of my success.
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Take 2:
The Healthy Heart Challenge beginning 4 June 2012
Here's why I started it.
WEEK 6 (9 July)
Goal: 30 minutes total walking 5 days (one or two sessions) plus 45 minutes walking the other 2 days
Result: success
Monday: 2 x 30 minute walks, 1 x 15 minute walk
Tuesday: 1 x 30 minute walk
Wednesday: 2 x 25 minute walks
Thursday: 1 x 30 minute walk
Friday: a total of 60 minutes. This is why.
Saturday: 1 x 40 minute walk
Sunday: 1 x 45 minute walk
WEEK 5 (2 July)
Goal: 30 minutes total walking 5 days (one or two sessions) plus 45 minutes walking the other 2 days
Result: missed out on 2 days
Monday: 1 x 15 minute walk, 1 x 25 minute walk
Tuesday: 1 x 30 minute walk
Wednesday: 2 x 25 minute walks
Thursday: 1 x 30minute walk, 1 x 15 minute walk
Friday: 1 x 15 minute walk
Saturday: nothing
Sunday: nothing
WEEK 4 (25 June)
Goal: 30 minutes total walking per day (one or two sessions)
Result: missed by 5 minutes on one day
Monday: 1 x 20 minute walk plus a very slow untimed walk with Juniordwarf
Tuesday: 1 x 30 minute walk
Wednesday: 2 x 20 minute walks
Thursday: 1 x 25 minute walk, 1 x 10 minute walk
Friday: 1 x 25 minute walk
Saturday: 1 x 40 minute walk
Sunday: 1 x 40 minute walk
Goal: 30 minutes total walking per day (one or two sessions)
Result: success
Monday: 2 x 15 minute walks
Tuesday: 1 x 15 minute walk, 1 x 25 minute walk
Wednesday: 2 x 20 minute walks
Thursday: 2 x 15 minute walks
Friday: 1 x 25 minute walk, 1 x 15 minute walk
Saturday: 1 x 30 minute walk
Sunday: 1 x 30 minute walk
Goal: 20 minutes total walking per day (one or two sessions)
Result: success
Monday: 1 x 20 minute walk
Tuesday: 1 x 20 minute walk
Wednesday: 1 x 20 minute walk
Thursday: 1 x 25 minute walk
Friday: 1 x 20 minute walk
Saturday: 1 x 15 minute walk, 1 x 20 minute walk
Sunday: 1 x 20 minute walk
WEEK 1 (4 June)
Goal: 10 minutes walking per day
Result: success!
Take 1:
WEEK 3 GOALS
*3 days running
*6 sets run 1 min/walk 90sec
WEEK 2 GOALS
* 3 days running
* 6 sets run 1/walk 2; reduce to 90sec gaps by the end of the week
WEEK 2/2 (Thursday)
Walk: 15 mins
Run: 6 sets of run 1 minute, walk 90 seconds
Walk: 5 mins
Comments: I forgot that last time I did this, I went into the running from a fairly solid base of walking. This time I've gone straight in, so it might be harder. Also that 6th run is torture.
WEEK 2/1 (Monday)
Walk: 15 mins
Run: 6 sets of run 1 minute, walk 90 seconds
Walk: 5 minutes
Comments: Running in the rain sucks. My feet are wet.
WEEK 1/2 (Friday)
Walk: 5 mins
Run: 6 sets of run 1 minute, walk 2 minutes
Walk: 5 minutes
Comments: Felt much better than yesterday. Grass running much better on my legs. Thinking that 2 minute walks might be too long.
WEEK 1/1 (Thursday)
Walk: 15 mins (10 with dog)
Run: 5 sets of run 1 minute, walk 2 minutes
Walk: 5 minutes
Comments: I am not ready for road running. Stick to the grass. I think I might die. It hurt.
