Rest Stop - Tabata Program

Today has been an interesting day.  Over a week ago I was told I could have eggs back in my diet and I love eggs.  So it is quite surprising that I have not had one yet, but then again dairy and gluten are still not in my diet and I need my toast and milk with my eggs.  But desperate times lead to desperate measures and I settled for scrambled eggs on rice cakes.  Vick still laughs that I eat rice cakes.  It wasn't to bad to eat soft scrambled eggs and rice cakes but I don't think it will play in New York.  But who knows, it is just crazy enough to fly.  Enough of the crazy thoughts and on to other things.

I started the Tabata interval walking this last week.  Before I began I thought "how tough can it be"?  I found out real quick.  I did my 5 minute warm up and began the 20 sec high intensity and 10 sec rest.  I set my interval timer for 9 cycles.  By the 6th or 7th I was sucking wind hard.  I hope be the end of next week to be up to 15 cycles before my cool down.  The reason is right now 5 minute warm up, 9 cycles and a five minute cool down are done in about 1/2 mile.  I have been walking about a mile and half with the Tabata program.  My goal is by the end of the summer to be doing my mile and half with a warm up, 15 cycles, a five minute rest walk, 15 more cycles, a five minute rest walk and then 15 more cycles with a five minute cool down.  I know that at some point Dr. Scott is going to and some exercises into this routine and my walking will probably be every other day. Time will tell.