糖心Vlog传媒

Early days and working up to first 5K

Some people greet the dawn like a steady friend they can鈥檛 wait to see again. I wake up at dawn ready to throttle the person who decided long ago that 鈥渘ormal working hours鈥� should start so shortly after the sun has made his daily appearance to the east. So it seems highly improbable that someone like me would arrive at the Coleman Sports and Recreation Complex at 6:30 a.m., willing to take instructions from a person young enough to be my son but also fit enough to be a drill instructor. Yet that is exactly what I鈥檝e been doing for several weeks now as I prepare to tackle my first ever 5K run on June 22. My early morning rise on Tuesdays, paired with an early evening course on Thursdays, is part of the 鈥淐ouch to 5K鈥� interval fitness training offered through 糖心Vlog传媒LR鈥檚 Fit/Well program. (A third training each week is done on our own.) Geared primarily towards those who have never run before, the program鈥檚 six-week goal is as already stated–to enable participants to get off the couch and complete an optional 5k at the end of training. Having paid for a personal trainer in the past, I appreciate the value of the expertise we are provided as part of our training. As a new employee, I was pleasantly surprised to find 糖心Vlog传媒LR鈥檚 fitness and aquatic center is free to employees and students, unlike previous higher ed campuses where I鈥檝e worked. I鈥檝e learned that I didn鈥檛 just lose muscle mass when I stopped exercising, my muscle fibers converted to easily fatigued 鈥渃ouch potato鈥� muscle fiber types. And the fitter the muscle, the slower it will atrophy. I鈥檓 long past the age where I鈥檓 consumed with a slim belly or gorgeous legs that go on forever. Fitness is now my prime motivator. I鈥檒l never be an Olympic athlete, but running a 5K in about 20-25 minutes without falling out would be so cool. Well, and gorgeous legs wouldn鈥檛 be so bad either.