Since the time change, I've settled in to fewer outdoor runs because even with my great reflective gear, it's hard to believe I'll be totally safe in these lonely places after dark. Maybe I'll start running along the highway eventually, getting back to exciting discoveries such as this abandoned vehicle,
but for now, absent evening runs and a gym membership, I've been making do with rotating the three garage routines I really like (med ball, resistance tubes, boxing, each of which integrates cardio intervals) and daytime jogs whenever I can grab one. Not much yoga lately either, which is too bad because I think it's a great workout. It just doesn't allow listening to science podcasts.
Variety tonight though! I tried a workout delivered by the doctor after her Sunday gym group met. It was the Twelve Days of Christmas plus the Six Closeout Sales plus 12 reps of various upper body strength exercises. I enjoyed it but had to modify a little bit. I haven't done many inchworms or bear crawls out in the garage, so I kept those to one lap each during the Six Closeout Sales part of the program. And I started with manageable weights so that 12 reps wasn't exhausting and I had to add reps rather than switch up the weights (cause that's too scary!) Finally I needed a full ab routine because this followed TWO DAYS OFF. The audio portion was nice but a repeat of research I'd heard about before regarding differences in numbers of specific dopamine receptors in the brains of creative (healthy) persons and individuals with schizophrenia as compared to everybody else. It's always good to hear another podjock's perspective on bits like this. Dope seems to work its way into every conversation these days!
And the doc and I have been "enjoying" this article. It's not news to us, but we wish it wasn't gaining credibility. I wanna wake up to a compelling reversal of the low carb argument. I want those cookies and baguette. But things don't appear to be heading in that direction... Oh, wheat. We hardly knew ye.
