Running

Now that i am going to the gym more and i realize that my stamina is getting better, i am very excited to start running again. I used to run every summer, and then when summer ended i stopped cause it got too cold outside. So every year i would run for maybe 4-5 months and then stop the rest of the year. One year i tore a certain muscle in my leg and it hurt from my butt all the way down to my calf. I walked with a limp for a month, and i kinda got scared of exercising after that and put down running for about 1-2 years.

But now that i am exercising and doing proper warm ups i am actually excited again to run, and i can even keep up running once it gets colder, cause i can just run in the gym (if i want). I prefer to run outside tho, so we will see how that goes. I also don't run a lot. Usually i would run for 20-30 minutes, and in the ending months i would sometimes go for 40 minutes. It also isn't just running. I do a run/walk cycle, that i slowly build up over time. Because i have breathing issues, i can't just run for 20 minutes in a row. It would kill me probably lol. In the beginning it is usually like 1 minute running, 3 minutes walking, and i slowly build it up. I got the idea from couch to 5K. Now that i am working out i wonder how much better my stamina is. 

I did always run when it became darker outside, cause i was a little bit embarrassed. I will probably still run around twilight cause it is my favorite. Too bad twilight doesn't last too long, even though i feel more confident now. I think running will also help with going to the gym.

I use the zombie app (i forgot the name) while i am running. It is nice cause there is a story that you follow and in between you can listen to your own music. Next to that, you can also set sprints, where you have to run away from zombies. This happens randomly throughout your run and you can set yourself how many times you want it to happen. This is actually really helpful and fun to do, because it makes you push harder. You also get an end result thing so you can see how much you ran, where you ran the fastest, where you ran the lowest. It is a very neat little app, too bad it costs money if you want to get the max out of it. I believe you only get one episode for free every 24 hours if you don't pay. I bought it at its inception years ago, so i don't have to pay for a monthly subscription. It sucks that new people who wanna use the app have to pay monthly to not fall into that 24 hour thing. I will give you the name once i start running again in case you wanna use it or check it out (there might be a free trial).