Cross Training

I was doing performance reviews yesterday, and was disucssing some outdoor activities with one of my employees, and learned that he was into cycling. He and I chatted, and he agreed to provide me with some information so I could learn more about it. He mentioned, however, that some of the numbness I feel after riding a stationary bike may be really bad for me, and potentially cause problems in the long run, but that it could be corrected with the proper seat. Now I am not about to change the seat on the stationary bike at the gym that I work out on, but I will definitely consider a good seat when I buy a regular bicycle after my 5-K.

So today, I felt some cross training was in order, and went ahead and rode another 45 minutes at level 7, covering 12.36 miles. It seems to be getting easier, and my heart rate is not going up as much as it used to. I guess that is a pretty good sign.

I also weighed myself again this morning, and came in at 257.2 lbs. Thats roughly 131 lbs lost so far.

I listened to another episode of Motivation To Move and heard Scott (the host) mention one of my comments I made on his blog. He had mentioned (in Show 19) some goal setting tips that i just had to listen to again so I could write them down. Good stuff. Thanks Scott for your helpful advice.

Paul