Fitness is my outlet. Especially when times are not so pretty. Tonight was one of those nights. I wanted to pick up a drink and drink my problems away. But I didn’t. I wouldn’t let myself fall into that because it cures nothing.
So I hit the pavement and ran to the gym to get on the treadmill. Old Tiare thought nothing of treadmills, and hated the thought of running for fun indoors. It was one of those nights though, one of those moments when I didn’t feel like venting to another friend about the same problem I have been dealing with. So I got there and magic happened.
Since I have started at Bassline Fitness, I have seen tremendous results in my running program. A few years ago I hit my breaking point when I started having huge popping and pain in my left knee under the kneecap. I would literally go to work limping, sometimes in tears, sometimes unable to do normal workouts like the elliptical. It was horrible. That was after years of running everyday around the golf course. I swore it off and did some physical therapy and did strictly yoga and light cardio.
There is something about running that just frees EVERYTHING. Since I have started yoga, my knees have improved and I can run as long as I keep up with my yoga…I’ve heard this from other yogis as well.
I have gained a trick on the treads that burns a serious amount of calories as well as the ability to not stop. I can now run for two hours without stopping and at a sweaty fast pace. It felt amazing
If you want to try it out, do it. Here’s what you do:
Turn on your favorite upbeat dance station on Pandora. As some of you know, my favoriteeeeee swear-by-everything station is Afrojack. YOU MUST TRY IT AT LEAST ONCE.
The key that I learned from Bassline is to run to the beat. Anyone can run at 6.0mph for half an hour and zone out….but the trick is to zone in. When the beat gets fast, go fast, when the beat is at the highest level of energy, SPRINT. When the beat slows down, go down to 5.5mph to cool off (or lower if you need. Even walking is ok).
- So my typical song will start off walking at 3.8mph to warm up.
- The base picks up, I start a light jog at 5.7mph or so…
- Then the chorus begins and I go to 6.5mph or 7.0.
- Then at some point, everything gets really intense in the song and ill sprint at 8.0mph to 8.5 till it subsides.
- Then as the beat slows, I adjust my pace to a lower speed
- When the song is over, I may drop down to 5.5 or walk to bring my heart rate down…and as the next song starts, I start over the same routine!
Some songs are good for rolling hills, and some are good at just throwing the incline up a couple points every 30 seconds, then when you are at your peak, bring it down a couple every 30 seconds.
I will share more if you are interested, but it works for me. I get off the treadmill an hour later dripping sweat.
I walked home and felt great. And that is how I cure a bad mood:) Night loves~
