I have found that music can really help me or hinder me on the treadmill. If I get the right song, I have no problem at all keeping my pace going. But if it's the wrong one, not so easy. I find mainstream music is much easier to walk to. There are a couple of artists that I really enjoy walking to. Flo Rida and Keasha are two of them. When any of their songs come on (with the exception of one or two), I just have no problem going. Some of their lyrics leave some things to be desired but whatever. When I am on the treadmill, I pretend that there is a rope behind my butt and I can't let myself touch it. It helps me to stay going and not to be lagging on the tread. So when the right song comes on, I have noticed that I have no problem staying where I am supposed to be on the tread. In fact I rarely have to think about where my body is at all.
I tread milled today obviously. Today was the hardest day on the treadmill. My legs are sore and they didn't really want to do any walking. I stretch every morning, so I'm not sure why they are hurting so badly today.
On a side note, my sister that lives in New York will be in Alberta Canada tomorrow!! I will meeting my newest niece for the first time this coming week and she will be meeting her newest nephew. I am super excited to see her and can't wait until they come up north!
Anyways, maybe I'll see you tomorrow. I don't know yet. We shall see.
What music do you listen to when working out? What kind of stretches do you use?
I used to have a disc I played all the time when I was on the treadmill...that I absolutely loved! It was old school songs that you kids used to listen to...like macarena, jump by kriss kross,mmmbop hanson brothers, dc talk, stuff like that. It was just a fun disc I made and the only time I played it was on the treadmill...I didn't have any slow songs on it...it was simply my preference to have it lively and to be able to belt out the tunes the entire time. When the disc was done...I did my ten minutes of slowing down time. I wanted to tell you the other day that I can see a big difference in your body shape...and your looking so good!! Excellent job Josie!!
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