Look on FB marketplace, there’s loads from folks dumping them after covid having to report back to the office. I’m currently shopping for one.I gave some halfway serious thoughts to buying a standing (convertible) desk and a walking treadmill for my "home office" (corner of my bedroom) to get some more (walking) miles in while I work. Looks like it's about 400-450 dollars minimum though so I'm sticking with the sitting in a chair and taking breaks to go walk around a bit for now.
That's certainly not farting around.Did 7.5 miles at 8:12 avg pace today. Feeling pretty good.
Mainly battery life/not having to recharge every week. The solar actually makes a difference to me during the summer (and that was on the old one, the 2x is even better apparently) I don't need the flashy full color face.I do like some of the features on the instinct but I'm not a big bulky watch guy.
What in particular do you like better?
Seriously lol. @GreginPA is leaving us in the dust. Good choice of words though, I did 4 miles of fartleks yesterday, bouncing back and forth between 10:30-11 and 7:45-8 every half mile and I was wiped. It's gonna be a few more months/years until I'm back in the shape I want to be, but progress is progress.That's certainly not farting around.
understandable. its easier to run slow when youre out of shape (like me), but i'm trying to beleive in the 80/20 rule and all that stuff, basicakky heeping effort/ heart rate down on easy days so that you can hit it even harder on hard days. it's making some sense so far but i'm only about two monthsinto the return to running, so time will tell. do you have a time goal for the half? 1:30?appreciate the encouragement. I've really enjoyed learning how to run these last few years, sounds silly to say that but it's true. I never ran a day in my life before 2020.
I just hired a run coach for the 1/2 marathon I'm doing in March. It's weird, they keep telling me to run slower and less often. I'm listening, for now.
Tomorrow I'm supposed to rest all day, but I'm going to at least take a walk. Saturday I'm scheduled to run 13. 2 easy, 10x1 alternating sub 7:30 and no faster 8:30 paces, and finish with an easy mile.
hit me up on Strava via that link I posted if any of you are on it.
1st thing in the morning is the best timeI quit drinking, quit eating breakfast, and went back to drinking my coffee black. Never have been a big sweets eater, and I've been really trying hard to get the old 5-a-day.
Honestly have no idea how I'm going to exercise now between job and kiddo, and I can't hunt every day like I used to could. Gonna be a rough year. Thinking about hitting some of the local trailer trash up for some Marlboros and crystal meth. Seems to keep them pretty slim and energetic.
Named my dog Jocko for the same reason.I was 260 lbs big boobs disgusting fat my whole life up until the end of college. From the end of college till about 4 years ago I was a constant yo yo dieter. lose 30lbs, gain 25, lose 10, gain 15 etc. I think the only person that ever clicked with me and I learned from is David Goggins. Because he explained nothing is easy for him. He has the most hardcore discipline you've ever seen in a human and he hates nearly all the exercises he does. Exercising and eating clean NEVER gets easier for me. It's a struggle every single day. I hate exercise. I like foods that are bad for you. You have to do the things you hate to do to grow as a person and get better. I look good. Im lean. And I still hate going to the gym. Nobody is coming to help you get fit. Its you and you only.
I work from home right now, totally sedentary so I get you. If you want to get to a step goal get up an hour earlier and go walk for 45 minutes. You’ll hit your step goal and feel better all day.Big goal for this year is to lean out. Currently at 195, wouldn’t mind getting to a lean 175-180
Use Human Predator Pack Mule for my training and love it. It’s pricey but completely worth it IMO. Did MTNTough before that and just kept getting burnt out on it. Normal week is 2 days of significant strength training, one day of recovery strength work, one day of mid-high intensity cardio then 1-2 days of zone 2 cardio, which is typically rucking for me.
Going to try and work up to 10,000 steps a day too. Have a sedentary job so that’s going to take some commitment to the cause.
Jocko.. the sealiest seal to ever seal the seals. If I never seen a navy seal in my life, he's exactly what I'd picture a seal to look like. Jawline could cut diamondNamed my dog Jocko for the same reason.
yeah it's a good rule. it's just a new concept for me, where until very recently I was just always running as long and fast as possible any given day. I ran my first half in September and I finished at 1:52. this was the first time I ever ran more than 10 miles too. Now, I run 10-13 nearly every Saturday. So I've increased my fitness a lot in the last few months. I told my coach my goal was 1:45. They seem to think I can do 1:35. I'm not certain. But I'm excited that even if I do 1:45 I'm shaving 7 minutes off a time that will have only been 6 months ago.but i'm trying to beleive in the 80/20 rule and all that stuff, basicakky heeping effort/ heart rate down on easy days so that you can hit it even harder on hard days. it's making some sense so far but i'm only about two monthsinto the return to running, so time will tell. do you have a time goal for the half? 1:30?
thanks I'll check it out.the book is good, and the story of the class itself is interesting.