on the agenda: zero.five mile warm-up, 5 x zero.25 miles with 60 seconds recuperation among intervals. on the treadmill, I just stand still and catch my breath for 60 seconds, but outside, i would simply stroll very slowly between periods. The bonus of doing simply 5 durations is that the space is so short!
I jogged very slowly for the primary half mile. i was fearful for the durations, in step with regular (that is so dumb to get frightened over! Who sincerely cares however me?). whilst my Garmin hit 0.5 miles, I commenced jogging hard. I wasn't sure how difficult to run. I didn't need to dash all-out, because I needed sufficient energy to complete 4 greater periods; but I wanted to ensure i used to be the usage of my complete capability.
I failed to even study my Garmin the whole time. I didn't need to get discouraged or permit it mess with my head, so I simply saved my Garmin covered with my shirt sleeve, and then each time it beeped, I knew to start or stop the periods. I became round after the second one c language, after which stopped my watch after the healing of the fifth c programming language.
i am not positive how I experience approximately the tempo for my periods. I guess the pace might be about what I anticipated. once more, it's simply hard to assume walking a 10K close to that tempo in about 4 months!
My splits were 1:56, 2:00, 1:51, 1:55, 1:54; which translates in minutes per mile to: 7:44, 8:01, 7:22, 7:39, 7:36. That's an average interval split of 7:40. Last week, on the treadmill, I ran them at 8.2 mph, which is a 7:19/mile pace. The treadmill always feels easier to me, so that sounds about right. (For comparison, in 2012, I averaged 7:10/mi pace for outdoor intervals).
After my run, I went to Weight Watchers to weigh in. The new WW program (called Beyond the Scale) started this week, and I was very curious to learn about it. I don't plan on doing it, but I wanted to at least get the info. And since I'm a free lifetime member, I like to continue to weigh in to keep my membership. The meetings are motivating, too :)
I weighed in, got the new materials, after which went and sat down for the meeting. a number of the girls round me had been flipping thru their books, and one lady stated, "1 / 4 cup of dried cherries is 8 factors!" I actually gasped out loud once I heard that. Dried cherries are quite much my favored food ever, and that they were four PointsPlus. not anymore--with the new plan, they're now 8 SmartPoints (that's what they're calling the factors on the brand new device).
the brand new software makes use of energy, saturated fats, sugar, and protein to determine the quantity of SmartPoints in a meals. in case you're a healthful eater already, or your ultimate intention is to make healthy alternatives, the new plan is a remarkable device--foods which might be high in sugar and saturated fat are very high in SmartPoints, even as meals which can be high in protein are lower in SmartPoints. end result and vegetables are still zero factors. interestingly, alcohol has gone down in points (just a little). One shot (1.5 fl. oz..) of liquor is now three SmartPoints, while it became four PointsPlus.
Weight Watchers also did away with the best fitness pointers. I wager that in case you're following the new plan, you'll generally tend to make healthier alternatives besides, so there may be no want to mainly tune them.
As a lifetime member at purpose, my daily SmartPoints goal would be 36 to hold my weight. i'm not certain what number of weekly SmartPoints i would get (it is one of a kind for everybody, however I assume Glenda said that Lifetimers nevertheless get forty nine). additionally special is that individuals are discouraged from the use of "FitPoints" (previously "interest points") on food. The cause of incomes them is so that WW can set an workout intention for you to attain each day.
I can't get the WW app to work (seemingly, it's a hassle for every person--even my leader stated she would not have a working app yet). The website is glitchy, and nonetheless showing all the old PointsPlus stuff, too. as soon as the whole lot is operating, I may additionally calculate the SmartPoints in every week's really worth of my contemporary weight-reduction plan simply to peer the way it compares to my energy eaten.
I really like counting calories, even though, so I don't plan to exchange! If any of you are trying out the brand new Weight Watchers plan, i'd be very curious to listen your thoughts on it. My buddy Andrea has been doing it for three days and she loves it!
(ETA: here is an updated submit approximately Weight Watchers past the scale SmartPoints mind)