Health Journal

So I found this iPad app called LLEDE FITNESS by lledescheduling llc and it's nothing fancy at all, but there is a daily workout that you can do. You can pick from beginner, intermediate, and advanced. Straight. To the point. No frills. I love it. Yesterday I did this workout: 3 Rounds Bench squats 25 30 walking lunges (weighted) jump squats 10 split squats 1 minute plank I can't walk.

I gained 7lbs since I've been resting my knee. I love food and on top of that haven't been done much cardio. Everything else compared to running is just boring. Today I skipped for 20 minutes - 30 seconds work, 30 seconds rest. I also did 2 sets of 15 reps of incline push ups, wall push ups (Easy!!), and girlie push ups. Skipping scores 20 (I had to get the hang of jumping - turn the rope, jump, turn the rope, jump, turn the rope...oops landed on the rope), 52, 49, 56, 54, 49, 34, 55, 0 (uh-oh inhaler time), 45, 39, 55, 43, 48, 52, 25 (am I experiencing runner's high or am I just dizzy??), 34, 45, 53.

My new babies have arrived!  The Mizuno Wave Precision 12.  I found them on sale at  www.runningwarehouse.com .  I actually wanted my next shoe to be the Brooks PureFlow, but since these were half off, I couldn't pass them up.  So I get the shoes and first thing's first...I have to go for a run.  The only thing on my mind was that run.  To give my knees a break, I guess I'll hit the trail.  I forgot it rained the night before so my babies got a little muddy.  These are not trail shoes so they weren't the best thing to run on rocks and hills with, but I felt faster in them.  I wasn't as fast as I was a month ago, but faster then I've been lately.  So far so good, but I'll test them out on the pavement in a couple weeks. I'm taking a couple weeks off running. My knee has been giving me mega issues.

I quit running to try to strengthen my legs a little over one month ago. I've done a little insanity, incline walking, total body strength training. I tried a short run last week and immediately felt knee pain within my first few steps. I switched to a run/walk and the pain eased up after the first mile. So I have several thoughts on this. I need to replace my running shoes. I've had My Asics Nimbus for about year, but only have about 300 miles on them. I haven't been stretching like I need to with all of the other workouts I've been doing so it could also be tight muscles causing the knee to track incorrectly. Maybe I'm landing on my heels. So Saturday, I took a barefoot mini jog on the treadmill and no pain! Hmmm. Sunday, I decided to go for a run in my Nike free running shoes. The only activities I've done in those are bike rides, weight lifting, and walking around town. My 2.4 mile run went well. It was pretty tough because the shoes do...