Work-Out Plans (Workout Journal)

I haven't been working out, and I've been trying to find new ways of doing so. I tried running while taking pictures.

In total, I was out for 40 minutes and only went 2.6 miles. The implication is that, I didn't run much. However, I did enjoy myself, being out was good for my soul and I ended up with some interesting pictures, like the picture below.

It looks paranormal, but in actuality, it's my breath. After running, I exhaled as I took this picture and didn't realize it. Looking at this picture, you really get a sense why it's so important to stay hydrated. All that water vapor that escapes when you exhale, it is water that is lost. 

Apart from running, I went to a couple of classes at the gym. To motivate myself, I've been taking my blood pressure before and after class. Having this habit really makes the experience more of a ritual and generating numbers produces data I can dwell on. 

On Monday, I went to a boot camp class, and before the class, my blood pressure was 119/66 with 61 beats per minute. About 37 minutes after my workout, my blood pressure was 130/79 and my heart was beating at 101 beats per minute. I had to leave the workout early because I was worried about getting to work on time. The hard movements for me was the TRX style tricep extensions and the lunging with an overhead weight. My favorite workout was the kettle bell pass between the legs. It's just fun to swing around a weight.  

On Tuesday, I went to the Tabata class again. Before class my blood pressure was a shocking low of 114/66 with 60 beats pet minute. Truly surprising, given that I just had a cup of coffee, and then after class, my blood pressure was 107/65 with 76 beats per minute. This measurement was taken about 3 minutes and 50 seconds after I stopped working out. For the Tabata class I found the weighted jump lunges, the weighted bicycles and the weighted arm rotations to be very difficult. In fact, I altered the weighted bicycles movement during the workout because my lower back started aching. I suspect that ache originated from poor form.

One last thing, exhaling while utilizing my muscles and breathing in on the rest has helped me at least psychologically, while working out. I'm trying to form a habit of it, because on average, I feel less panic stricken when I have a system for breathing.

So that is my personal update on working out. I'm amazed by how much detail I've managed to muster up on the subject. Above is a rabbit I spotted on my run.