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Monday, June 18, 2012

Yes, I walked to Acme for a watermelon!

So, the situation was this:
We were going to the beach for the day, and the kids wanted watermelon, but I didn't have any.  I also needed to get 50 minutes of steady state cardio - but if I waited until the gym opened to get that done, we wouldn't be heading to the beach til almost noon.
Sooooo, realizing that there's about a mile and a half uphill climb to get from here to the acme, I decided I would walk there to buy the watermelon and walk back.  The challenge on the way of course, was walking up hill the entire time.  And on the way back, well, I had this watermelon to carry!  It actually took an hour and 8 minutes, not including the time spent in the store - but it took care of both issues!!

And yes, I did it again today.  No, I didn't walk to get another watermelon!  I'll probably never do THAT again - the walk home really wasn't fun.  Today, the dilemma was needing to drop a car off for service, but also needing to get a HIIT workout in what was already a jam-packed day.  So, naturally, I dropped the car off, then ran sprints all the way home.  Both problems solved!

What's my point?  Many people use these types of scenarios as the perfect excuse to skip a workout.  But for me, and my current goals, skipping the workout is NOT an option.  So I get practical and a little creative about it - and get it all done!  You can too!  but you have to step away from the computer first ;-)

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