First Frost Challenge: Log Three - Walk Hard

In the second week of my challenge, I must admit that I slipped up a bit. The fourth of July holiday led to a lot of excess eating that I am sure exercise wasn’t enough to counteract. I was also a bit lax regarding exercise. I did a lot of park walking this week but I didn’t submit myself to the cardiovascular exercise that I should be doing.

Don’t get me wrong, I walked hard.

(That is the official theme song of this challenge)

I made sure to keep an elevated heartbeat steady and I pushed through a lot of sweat. In addition to park walking, I played a lot of disc golf this week. Those courses, with varied terrain elevations and long distances can serve as very enjoyable workouts.

I want to show you the mountain trail in the Parkway that I walked a few times this week. I first documented the trail on my Lehigh Parkway part 2 park log. If you go back and compare and contrast the pictures, it shows the amazing transition from spring to high summer.








All in all, I still feel like I am gaining more energy. Let’s see what the scale says:

Wow. Fair enough. Four pounds gone. Maybe things are starting to click. I am going to ramp up the intensity in my workouts this week and hopefully these results continue. There is however a large pink elephant behind all these posts that I am going to have to address soon; the elephant being my smoking habit. In order for me to use these parks to their full potential of exercise I am really going to have to quit. Plans for that will be discussed in next weeks entry.

I have invited my brother Bryan to join my challenge. His goal is to gain weight. If anyone else wants to join up with whatever goals they have, leave a comment. We can all get each others backs. It is easier to do things like this with the support of friends.

Don't forget to try and come out for a walk in the Parkway this Saturday at noon. We are meeting at Bogart's bridge.