My Journey With Health And Fitness – Walking In The Heat

Well I survived day 2 of strength training. Today the big focus was on building up strength doing chest presses on the bench. You had to do 2 sets of 3 rounds of 5 reps at 65% of you maximum which for me was 45 lbs. You then in each set did to other exercises such as bent over rows and dead bugs. Funny, for the dead bugs after I the first round I asked if it was 10 total or 10 per side and the instructor said I could do whatever was best for me as some people really struggle with this exercise so it was 10 per side for me because I find them pretty easy. Anyways, I successfully got through all my chest presses and can’t wait to see what we are going to do in the next class.

Yesterday was a pretty busy day for me. I did my early morning bootcamp class. Next it was out for an 1 1/2 hour walk followed by coffee with the gang. After that I did a 1/2 hour walk then I was off to have lunch with a retiree group. I got home and was determined to do another 2 hour walk down to the beach and back despite being 2:30pm and in the mid 20’s. While I got through it, trust me when I say it wasn’t easy.

Now there are some things I do when it is warm out (the first one is usually do all my walking in the morning). Firstly I scope out which side of the street is going to have shade. This allows me to walk in slightly cooler temperatures at some points. Secondly, I come prepared with a seat rag because I know I am going to be soaked by time I am done. Finally, while I don’t carry water with me, there are 3 water fountains along the route which I always use and I know the locations of where I can buy extra water if need be. I also always make sure to drink water as soon as I get home to ensure I am well hydrated.

I’ve already talked about all the other stuff I do walking this time of year. You know wear a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen and light walking clothes. I did all of those things yesterday but by time I had done that 10 km walk I was drenched with sweat and completely wrung out. The worst of it is the bloody hill I have to climb to get back home.

Oh well, I still got in over 30k steps and 20km yesterday. And, I didn’t die trying to do it.