Jogging Week 3: The Funk of Forty Thousand Years

So Aimee and I started off week 3 of our running programme last night. We were both a little uncertain as to how the 3-minute jogging blocks would go for us. I’d have to say we were both rather pleasantly surprised. It was definitely a tiring workout, but we could have both continued beyond the 3 minutes. It really was rather amazing — and a first for us.

I keep thinking, though, that I need to supplement the running with some upper body type exercises — press-ups and crunches and stuff. I may try one of the lower key Tae-Bo DVDs I have, or I might just do the bits before the floor stomping stuff. We’ll see.

At Dan’s house on Friday, we went to a Hallowe’en party. Since my hair is closely cropped anyway, I decided to “bic” it. Meanwhile, Aimee bought some fiery phoenix type wings. She wore a black outfit and strapped on the red/yellow wings and voila — phoenix lady. I bought a gangster hat that, to me, actually looks more like a reporter’s hat from those old movies. Anyway, I wore a black suit/black shirt with a green tie and the hat over my shaved hat. That’s right, I had 3 costumes on. With the hat, I was a mobster. Without the hat, I was Lex Luthor. Without the hat, sitting down, I was Professor X.

I may put up an actual pic sometime.

Bonus points if you recognise the title of this post.

One thought on “Jogging Week 3: The Funk of Forty Thousand Years”

  1. What do you want to get out of the upper body workout? If it’s muscle mass, then “hard” exercise such as the gym really helps here, or the conditioning programmes that go with kung fu or kickboxing.

    If it’s muscle tone and strength, and you don’t enjoy spending your life in the gym, then T’ai Chi, Pilates or Yoga are much better imho, and a lot more fun. If you have a specific need to focus on the lower back, then Pilates or Yoga are better than T’ai Chi; otherwise all three are beneficial.

    Disclaimer: I’m a T’ai Chi instructor, when I don’t have a broken toe đŸ™‚

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