I've reached a new phase in my fitness/wellness journey. I am now "wogging". Wogging the term I use for my morning walk/jog intervals.
Each morning I go for a 2.5 mile walk and had worked up to a fast pace walk. After a few weeks I decided to challenge myself and see if I could jog a little between lamp posts.
I'm not going to kid myself, it was a hard thing to do but I worked up a very nice sweat and elevating my heart rate felt very productive.
Each week I tried to jog a little further by jogging 2 lamp posts and walking 1. My pace was a 12 minute mile. Not fast but enough to feel great.
I am now up to jogging about 1/2 of the 2.5 miles at a 10.5 minute mile pace. I feel invigorated after these wogs.
I'm convinced the cause of my new obsession is the Jawbone UP bracelet. Since it tracks my steps and pace I only have to challenge myself and hold myself accountable.
April 27- May 31
Steps taken: 481,378 Distance traveled: 218.2 miles
Total since starting February 19
Total steps taken: 1,342,120 Total distance: 603.4 Miles
Total weight loss 19.4 lbs.
Might be time for a new pair of shoes.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Monday, June 17, 2013
Another Stamp In My Passport
Craig and I recently had a very relaxing trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
The trip was a surprise to me. I only found out about a week before we left town. Craig wanted it to be a surprise for my birthday.
This trip we decided would be nothing but pure relaxation and that is what it was; tons of laying on the beach and just walking around town.
We stayed at what was basically a bed and breakfast call The Bungalows. While it was not in a house it was small with a total of 16 rooms each with it's own hammock. It was just a about a mile from the beach and a shorter walk to everything else. So we took advantage of the close proximity of everything and just walked everywhere.
The breakfasts each morning were fantastic. I wish the señoras who prepared the meals would come to my house and cook breakfast.
Each morning was a different fruit plate which was a variety of mango, honeydew, cantaloupe, watermelon and kiwi. We had fresh juices of watermelon, papaya and hibiscus. The main breakfast dishes we were served were a vegetable omelet, apple pancakes with walnuts, banana pancakes with walnuts, Mexican style eggs benedict and cinnamon french toast with a cream cheese and walnut filling.
Needless to say we were glad we were walking every place.
We tried out a few of the street side cafes. Our favorite was a little open air taqueria. We walked by several times and it smelled delicious so we had to give it a try. It tasted even better than it smelled!!!
The only 2 "adventures" we took were a zip-line and repel excursion and a sunset cruise of the Sea of Cortez and a short jaunt around the peninsula to the Pacific Ocean side.
The zip-lining was a blast. We rode 9 different lines. The longest being around 300 yards with a speed of approximately 35 miles per hour. There was just 1 repel site at the half way point of the zip-line course. It was a 180 foot cliff. It was exciting and I handled it like a pro. Several other women went to the edge, started crying and refused to even try.
The sunset cruise was beautiful. We saw the famous arch, a pack of sea lions and a humpback whale spout. The boat captain tried to catch up with the whale for a better look but he was gone in a flash. At least we saw the spout and a little of the tale.
The rest of the time we were just lounging beach side doing absolutely nothing.
Can't wait to go back!!!!
The trip was a surprise to me. I only found out about a week before we left town. Craig wanted it to be a surprise for my birthday.
This trip we decided would be nothing but pure relaxation and that is what it was; tons of laying on the beach and just walking around town.
We stayed at what was basically a bed and breakfast call The Bungalows. While it was not in a house it was small with a total of 16 rooms each with it's own hammock. It was just a about a mile from the beach and a shorter walk to everything else. So we took advantage of the close proximity of everything and just walked everywhere.
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| View from our room |
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| Craig was in heaven |
The breakfasts each morning were fantastic. I wish the señoras who prepared the meals would come to my house and cook breakfast.
Each morning was a different fruit plate which was a variety of mango, honeydew, cantaloupe, watermelon and kiwi. We had fresh juices of watermelon, papaya and hibiscus. The main breakfast dishes we were served were a vegetable omelet, apple pancakes with walnuts, banana pancakes with walnuts, Mexican style eggs benedict and cinnamon french toast with a cream cheese and walnut filling.
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| Fresh fruit and juice appetizers at breakfast |
Needless to say we were glad we were walking every place.
We tried out a few of the street side cafes. Our favorite was a little open air taqueria. We walked by several times and it smelled delicious so we had to give it a try. It tasted even better than it smelled!!!
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| Notice the roasting pork to the left |
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| The fresh vegetable tray to add goodies to your taco |
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| 2 roasted pork tacos with grilled green onions on the side |
The zip-lining was a blast. We rode 9 different lines. The longest being around 300 yards with a speed of approximately 35 miles per hour. There was just 1 repel site at the half way point of the zip-line course. It was a 180 foot cliff. It was exciting and I handled it like a pro. Several other women went to the edge, started crying and refused to even try.
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| Me getting fastened in |
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| Here I go |
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| Craig getting fastened in |
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| And he's off |
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| Ready position for the 180' repel |
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| Repelling down the wall |
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| Craig in ready position |
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| On his way down |
The sunset cruise was beautiful. We saw the famous arch, a pack of sea lions and a humpback whale spout. The boat captain tried to catch up with the whale for a better look but he was gone in a flash. At least we saw the spout and a little of the tale.
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| El Arco de Cabo San Lucas a.k.a The Arch of Cabo San Lucas |
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| Sunset Cruise photo op |
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| Sunset on the Sea of Cortez |
The rest of the time we were just lounging beach side doing absolutely nothing.
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| Beach on Sea of Cortez |
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| You don't swim on the Pacific side because of what you see here. |
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