Since getting Maggie in October, I think I have put on about 20 pounds! The first month and a half we had meals delivered to us, then the Holidays were soon after, and since the new year I just haven’t been motivated to do anything about losing the weight until now!
I’m determined to get back to my “pre-maggie” weight, especially since we will be vacationing, oops I mean working, in St. Kitts in 6 weeks:)
We love watching the Biggest Loser and this past week, something Jillian said really caught my attention. She told her team to do 5 miles everyday on the treadmill, AND it would only take an hour. Well, I started thinking about it and was determined that if the contestants could do it, I could too! BECAUSE when I run 5 miles, I can do it in an hour, but if I walk/run 5 miles it’s a lot harder to do it in an hour and on the biggest looser she wasn’t talking about them running all 5 miles. Even though I’m a little overweight, I’m still in pretty good shape. I’ve always been a big runner, and for me thats the best way for me to see results, BUT it also gets very old for me quick if I run everyday...So most of the time I will do intervals of running/walking on the treadmill.
SO I tried this out this week and the first time I was over my goal by 5:45 minutes. That’s a lot to cut down on especially considering I was sweating like a pig when I finished AND I’m NOT a big sweater! It was a HARD, HARD workout. So the next time I went to the gym, I was determined to cut down on that time and still get in 5 miles of running/walking in an hour. I did it, BUT finished just barely under 1 hour! If you want a really good, hard workout, TRY THIS! I burned 520 calories in an hour timeframe!
Note: While this is a hard workout, it’s not unmanageable. The highest speed is 6.5 for 2 minutes with NO INCLINE the entire workout.
Time Frame
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Speed
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0-3 minute Walking Warm Up
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3.5
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3-5 minutes Walking Warm Up
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4.3
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5-10 minute RUN
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5.3
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10-14 walk
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4.3
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14-16:30 RUN
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6.5
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16:30-19 RUN
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6
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19-21:30 RUN
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5.5
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21:30-25 RUN
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5
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25-30 WALK
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4.3
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30-32:30 RUN
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6.5
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32:30-35 RUN
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6.0
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35-37:30 RUN
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5.5
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37:30-40 RUN
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5.0
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40-47 RUN
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5.3
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47-50 WALK
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4.5
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50-55 RUN
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5.3
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55-60 WALK
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4.3
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It is my goal to figure out more and more 5 mile workouts on the treadmill in an hour! I will be posting more as the months go on.
Let me know if you try it, and what you think! BE PREPARED, it’s a HARD workout BUT SO WORTH IT! I didn't add this on the list but be sure to include a COOL DOWN!
