I've been walking on the treadmill since I saw my doctor last Friday. He believes that my headaches after exercising are caused by some muscular issues - mainly poor posture, but also enlarged trapezoid muscles in my shoulders. The poor posture is mostly my fault, but if you've seen my maternal grandmother's family, it may very well be a bit genetic too. So I've been VERY careful to keep better posture this week (including my neck) and it's seemed to help.
The enlarged trapezoid muscles are due mainly to my size - hopefully as I watch my posture and become more fit that will be corrected. ;-)
| The trapezoid muscles can be enlarged in obese men & women, resulting in muscle strain during seemingly "normal" activities. |
Given my history of having headaches after exercising, I decided that I would just walk on the treadmill for a while instead of doing the more intense boot-camp type workouts. So, Saturday night, I got on my -determined to just keep moving - after all some movement is better than none, right?
Well it is INCREDIBLY boring to be working out for a stinkin' hour doing nothing but walking!! So, I decided in the midst of my walk that I'd still do my couch-to-5K program --- I would just modify it! So here's my Couch-to-5K modified program:
Week One: 3 miles (or one hour), running as fast as possible while retaining good form for 1:00 every 15minutes.
Week Two: run every 10 minutes for 1minute
Week three: run every 10 minutes for 1m30s
Week four: run every 10 minutes for 2 minutes.
I'm not sure how I will do on this "program". My main concern is that I maintain good form while running so that I don't wind up hurting myself. I will push myself to do more, but I will not push myself to the point of injury!
So, It's after midnight! I will update some non-scale victories in the next day or two...stay tuned!!
BTW - here is my boy and his very first science fair project!!
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