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Today I wasn't exactly up to going to the gym. I was, until something strange happened at the end of my work day that left me feeling upset and put me in a funk. But I did my best to put that aside and headed to the gym anyway. As I'm still feeling sore from the two classes I took yesterday, I decided to do a quick treadmill workout before meeting up with my friend for dinner.

When I first got on the treadmill, I didn't have a plan in place. I walked for two minutes at a very slow pace to warm up. Then I upped the speed to do a slightly faster walk. While I was walking I started wondering to myself if I could manage to run on this thing, so at the five minute mark I decided to give it a go. I ran for a full minute then slowed down my speed back to a walking pace. I couldn't believe it, I actually wasn't winded and I considered running for a longer period of time. Not wanting to gas myself out, I decided walk for two minutes and then switch back to running. Again, I felt great so I thought alternating walking and running would be the perfect way to build up my stamina. 

I spent a total of 30 minutes on the treadmill. I walked for 5 minutes - 2 minutes at a slow pace to start warming up then a comfortable faster pace for the last 3. Then alternated running for one minute and walking for two. At the 23 minute mark, I decided to give it a go and run for two minutes. I then finished up by walking the last 5 minutes - 3 minutes at a moderate pace and two at a slow pace to really cool down. 

This was the first time I've ever worked out on a treadmill without listening to music through headphones. I felt weird at first about not having them, especially since the gym wasn't really playing music all that loudly but I got over this quickly. Unfortunately the one downer of forgetting to bring my headphones was that it really meant I was stuck alone in my head. When I first started on the treadmill the events that had just occurred were all I could think about. As I began to focus more on my breathing and the treadmill timer, and less on why I was upset. The treadmill became my sanctuary today, a place where I can finally be free from my negative thoughts. 

Although I was aching after the workout, I felt great! I was so happy I pushed through and went to the gym. By the time I was done, the situation that occurred at work wasn't even a thought in my mind. I realize now that I didn't even mention it to my friend when we were hanging out. 





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