An hour ago I stepped off the treadmill, puffing and panting, but delighted with my 1st session of the year and now needing to consider whether my 2023 goals may need upward revision.
A 30 minute jog in which I covered 2 miles was not what I would have predicted back in December but it is reward for some consistent effort and encouragement to continue to push as I approach 61!
The secret weapon I now believe is a pair of steel toed wellington boots. Late last year my prior pair of boots finally became unusable and so I went to buy a new pair. Green Dunlop boots seemed a good price and it was not until I went for a walk the next day I realised a mistake may have been made. The heavy toe caps made me question the purchase. Since then I have worn the boots on each of my 16 dog walks year to date, across muddy fields and with plenty of uphill walking. I have averaged 5.4km a day in around an hour and I have felt the weight of the boots working my quad muscles, not enough to cause a problem but sufficient to notice. My diet has been fairly low carb and with a walk 1st thing in the morning I've been feeling very good M wise. Today I walked a little later and a little faster and decided when I got back to treadmill. The results were beyond my expectations but very welcome. That is my 1st 30 minute jog since 2016 and had it been essential I could have continued. It wasn't so I didn't and I have left some goals to reach but delighted with my start and with the boot purchase!!
Ketones at 0.7 mmol/L at the end of my session.
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