It is so humid and hot lately. Finished another round of mowing on Tuesday and trying to get back into walking with the weights. Can't do it during sunlight hours. I get halfway up Hill F and I'm SWIMMING in sweat and lightheaded. I'm determined not to take water bottles or anything with me except for the weights because it is really supposed to be 15-20 minutes. It's not a "stop and drink/stop and piss" kind of walk. But it is simply too dangerous to go past 8:30 in the morning and before the sun starts going down at 7 p.m.
So, trying other things. Standing in my room is NOT working. I start feeling discomfort at 4 minutes and can't figure out why it is so much harder standing still in front of an AC with a video playing to distract me. But it simply is. It is known.
So, I am trying walking with the SamsungHealth app counting my miles as I walk a circuit around the house, over and over. It is still done in the hot sun but the curvature of the yard is less intense than either Hill K or F and the house is right there. That's the important part. What used to be so attractive about walking my hills was the fact that I couldn't set the weights down and needed to return to the house with them, is actually the dangerous part. How far away the house actually is. Now, I can at least walk but my actual distance from the house is shorter, making it safer.
Good news: this upcoming Sunday I am due to start with the 10 lbs on Hill K while still carrying the 7.5 lbs on Hill F. If I find a good day, I'll attempt it. Otherwise, I'll just do one of my mile walks around the house with the 10 lbs kettle bells and one of them will be with the 7.5. The actual good news: despite the sun and the heat, walking around the property with the 7.5 lbs weights is actually pretty easy. So, I think I am ready to do the 10 lbs. Right on schedule.
Also good news: I am baked, man. My skin is golden brown. These biceps will look fucking glossy.
So, trying other things. Standing in my room is NOT working. I start feeling discomfort at 4 minutes and can't figure out why it is so much harder standing still in front of an AC with a video playing to distract me. But it simply is. It is known.
So, I am trying walking with the SamsungHealth app counting my miles as I walk a circuit around the house, over and over. It is still done in the hot sun but the curvature of the yard is less intense than either Hill K or F and the house is right there. That's the important part. What used to be so attractive about walking my hills was the fact that I couldn't set the weights down and needed to return to the house with them, is actually the dangerous part. How far away the house actually is. Now, I can at least walk but my actual distance from the house is shorter, making it safer.
Good news: this upcoming Sunday I am due to start with the 10 lbs on Hill K while still carrying the 7.5 lbs on Hill F. If I find a good day, I'll attempt it. Otherwise, I'll just do one of my mile walks around the house with the 10 lbs kettle bells and one of them will be with the 7.5. The actual good news: despite the sun and the heat, walking around the property with the 7.5 lbs weights is actually pretty easy. So, I think I am ready to do the 10 lbs. Right on schedule.
Also good news: I am baked, man. My skin is golden brown. These biceps will look fucking glossy.
