Well ,
i have always thought of being physically fat - meaning i have stamina, and i have flexibility... but im fat -- and thats ok !!!
Each year DNA - a local indian newspaper holds a marathon called iCan ! for women - and i have truth be told always had visions of myself running on the streets , pumping , feeling good about myself -- truth be told .. visions of rocky balboa running down the street regaining his health and aaron eckhart - where he is fat , obese looser and becomes hot as he is - by swimming daily
All my life i have been having vague encounters with exercise.So when i came by a flyer in the newspapers - about a dedicated Running group - Tog gear - who was running a 15 days fitness camp - i decided to join in
6 AM
Spoke to the co-coordinator and told him I'm overweight - a 100 kg ( lied actually im 109 last week checked) - but that i swam so would it be ok - if i popped by ??? He was kind and supportive egging me on and said i could do it! He told me that the meeting place was carters a popular seaside walking track and the time 6 - and i asked - Am or pm ??? and then there was silence for an ungodly time thereafter - truth be told - im not a morning person - on good days i get up at 7 am and that gives u an indication of my inclinations!!
But i was determined -- i didnt sleep for the entire night as i had to go and reach on time ...
D DAY
Reached on the D Day - armed with my ipod, pedometer - which my darling friend had gifted to me - in a bid to motivate me to reduce and a bottle of water feeling all pumped pump bloated with egoistic air .... and then the balloon got pricked and how --
The trainers were Dr.Ajay Kharat - who is a veteran in running and coach Sujata were there - Coach Sujata came running with a runner all the way from Leelavati ..boy seeing her and the lady running was awesome and i thought soon very soon i will be doing the same..
You see the picture of hoodie, yoga pants, and ipod plugged in is soo fixed in my mind:-))
REALITY STRIKES
We started with warm ups and so far so good - i could do the stretches and i was gloating - c im good - c im good - and then we started walking - we were supposed to walk just 1 round of carters!!
Hah !! boy is that easy or what !! i can - i do it all the time !! i walk 2 rounds -- this is going to be a breeze -
We started walking , and what was their normal speed was my best speed - and then they increased the speed - and my legs and calves were on fire- and i hadnt even walked half the track yet ...
Dr Ajay kept encouraging me and i was determined to walk -- but that is the time i realised that i was seriously out of shape and out of breath!!
Every one completed the walk and were waiting and i felt like hiding my head under the blanket and not coming out !1
COOL DOWN
i was all set to do my cooling stretches but they too made me realise that i had muscles in parts of my body i didnt even know existed !! and at the end - i could not even take a step
Batatawada khaaoos nako -
was dr ajay K final advice :-) waiting to go back day after for the next torture session :-)
L
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