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If you're a large woman in America, your whole life is an opportunity to feel self-conscious, embarrassed, resentful and way too big. You can hide in the corner or on the couch, you can go to therapy, or you can put on your lycra bike shorts and get out there and move.
—Jayne Williams, Slow Fat Triathlete

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November 24, 2004

stamina permalink

I think about fitness much differently than I used to. Hey, I can walk a distance, no big deal. The 45 minute walk in, at 65% max heart rate (MHR), makes me sweat a little, mostly on my back (where I'm carrying my backpack). Pilates, I'm lucky to maybe be able to do 40%. Yesterday, I did 6 minutes on the rowing machine, and 65% MHR was rough. Really hard. This morning, I did some time on the exercycle and 65% also caused me to sweat buckets in a very short amount of time.

I know it's about stamina and endurance for my non-walking muscles, but I feel like a weakling!

I am so infatuated with my new exercycle! It is so much fun. All the cats watch me like I'm insane.

Have a great thanksgiving, all you American readers!

Posted at November 24, 2004

Comments

I've been thinking about the same. Am I really working as hard as I am able? I don't think so. But my heart rate seems high. Happy Thanksgiving to you, too!

Posted by: susan at November 25, 2004 9:51 AM

It's just so weird that some things are "easy" and others hard, but I guess it's all a matter of practice. If I keep working at it, it's gonna improve. Yeah, that's it.

Posted by: vj at November 25, 2004 6:38 PM