Today I had to go for a 25 minute run. I've not done a great deal of excercise over the last week.....Okay, I've not done anything over the last week and have been eating crap again.
The run was unbelievably hard and my shins were agony again, so I've made the rather earth shattering decision not to have a rest day.
It's a big step, and one that could quite possibly leave me exhausted, but it'll force me into eating the correct foods and drinking the right amount of water daily. It'll also mean that my cardio fitness and stamina will improve rapidly (that's the plan anyway).
I used a heart rate monitor for the first time whilst running today and I was horrified by the end totals/averages. It made me realise I am a scary amount unhealthier than I originally thought.
My resting heart rate is 80bpm
My average heart rate during a 14 minute run was 165bpm
My maximum heart rate during the 14 minute run was 189bpm
I am stunned, I never imagined I was that unfit and it has scared me, a lot....I'm desperate to turn my health and fitness around and am going to give it a fair shot.
Off for a cycle tomorrow as well as doing circuits....
No rest for the wicked....
