Health Article

First, let me explain the reason for my decision:

This morning, as I always do Thursday through Sunday, I was exercising at home on my step machine while watching "Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day" - very cute movie, by the way. Well, I know my machine can make very loud "thump" noises when the step hits the ground, so I usually place a rug under the steps to cushion the impact. This morning was no different - I was exercising with a folded rug under the steps.

However.

About 37 minutes into my exercise, I heard three distinct, angry, loud THUDS from the apartment above me. Occasionally, I will hear my upstairs neighbor dragging his furniture (?), walking, etc., and I pay him no mind, but this time, the noise sounded like it was directed specifically at me.

So I stopped.

And then I got angry.

And then I sympathized with him.

And then I decided I should probably learn how to jog.

When I first began my lifestyle change, I walked briskly every morning. But when the weather began to change and the air became a bit too chilly for my lungs, I decided to move my exercise indoors and bring my step machine back to life. Not to mention I started to become a little scared by a strange man I encountered almost every day during my walk.

Though it's now mid-October, the weather is slightly warmer for some odd reason, so I guess I should take advantage of it and allow my neighbor to sleep in on weekdays? (I swear, though... What is up with him? The man is apparently in his 30s, and he sleeps until noon. Aaand he is up until 3 or 4 in the morning. No, I'm not a stalker - I just happen to know because he enjoys playing his loud rock music until 3 or 4 in the morning, thus awaking me. Does he have a life?)

OK. I am watching the news while I write this post, and the weatherman has just pleasantly informed me that the weather is quite nice now, but we should "expect a change tonight and tomorrow."

Anyway, I was never much of a jogger or a runner - I was always a walker. In my high school years, we sometimes had to run 1 km around the soccer field for P.E. class, and guess who was almost always among the three or four girls to finish? Yup... Moi.

Still, it's not too late to become a jogger! I am, after all, only 22-years-old. I'll start slowly, of course, and see how it goes. I will keep you updated through my blog!

Being the complicated person that I am, however, I have a bit of trouble with more than the physical part of jogging. I never know where to carry my keys so that they don't jingle, I feel unsafe without my cell phone, I don't have an armband for my iPod and never know how to carry it with me, I hate feeling the sun burning my skin even though I wear sunscreen, and I could go on and on forever... I would most definitely appreciate suggestions. The first time I went out for a brisk weight loss walk, I took my entire purse with me - no kidding.

Anyway, the journey begins... tomorrow!