Tough New Cardio Regime

Wow! I did the new routine this morning and it was a bit of a killer. I found it a lot harder than the previous workout regime and I think that this one really is the last transition before I will be running for the entire 50-60 minute period. The first session has two sets of running at over 10km/ph for at least 6 minutes each, so that is 2km there. The rest of the time is walking really quickly so the first session ended with my having covered 3.44 km and having burned 449.3 calories. It is hard, this new routine that she has me doing. At the end when I stopped, I had to de-sweat myself before I started the second session and take a minute to get the breath back a bit. It felt good.

The second session starts with a hiss and a roar. The walking starts at a quick pace for 3 minutes, and then it is straight into the running for 9 minutes - all at over 10km/ph. That is 1.5 kilometres on the trot, and is actually over it as part of the time I was running at 10.5 km/ph. It was, I think, the longest period of running at that pace I have done so far and I found that it went better than I had expected. The rest of the workout in the second session is fast walking with a fair bit of incline thrown in there which makes it tough. This second workout had me cover 3.34km and burn 426.2 calories.

So, the total workout this morning covered a massive 6.78 km and I burned 875.5 calories. Not a bad effort, and a great start to the day. I also did a few weights after the cardio session. I did a set of ricep curls, shoulder press, tricep extensions, and some abs exercises to round out the session. It was a great start to the day.

In other news my partner has booked us to go on a walk around Sydney on Sunday. It is a course that is 22km long and is around the harbour, so we cross a total of seven bridges. It is a fund raising event for various charities and I am really looking forward to it. It is a decent hike and I think it will be a lot of fun, as well as being a chance for us to make a contribution to charity and see some of the city. We are going to try and do the entire course, walking. It will be a challenge, but fun. If anyone else lives in Sydney, or will be in town and is interested in doing a massive walk, click here to check it out. Good opportunity take some more photos!

Well, that is about it for now. I'm not sure when I am next due to see the trainer, but it should be tomorrow or Wendesday I guess. It'll be fun. I will try and do the same cardio session tomorrow, however if I pull up a bit sore I will follow the old routine for a couple more goes to ease into this more difficult stuff. No point in doing myself an injury after all this hard work.