Bike Ride

Hello Family and Friends!


I know - I missed a couple of days. Since those days included just basic walking, etc. I am not going to back track and post for Friday and Saturday.

Here is the breakdown for Sunday, June 22, 2008:

1. Physical Health - I went on a bike ride on my brand new bike with Nessa. The total bike ride distance - 5 miles! We went to Ludlam Road and Old Cutler Road from my house. We went at around 11:45 this morning. It was very hot! We had to take a couple of breaks in the shade. We were both happy to get stuck in a 5 minute rain shower. It felt good! I wore my heart rate monitor. Here is the summary: Duration was 1 hour and 25 minutes (including our breaks), I was in my target heart rate zone for 48 minutes, my average was 146, Max was 178, total Calories burned was 768 calories! Not bad for my first big bike ride in years! Eventually, I would like to ride all the way down to USI and Ludlam Road to the Starbucks there. I will make it one day. :)
   
2. Mental Health - I am still reading from "You on a Diet". It has been very informative re-reading it. Still have not found a second book to read. Thank you to Fl edging Author and Misfit for your tips.
   
3. Emotional Health - The bike ride was definitely the highlight for my day. Thank you for going with me, Nessa. We also stopped by Deering Estate to take advantage of our membership. That is when I stopped the heart rate monitor. We parked our bikes and walked around on the path inside, but left after about 20 minutes because it looked like rain. I really enjoyed the Park. I look forward to take advantage of my membership and going more often.

Well, I have to go. We are in the middle of a bad thunderstorm and Gold is trying to dig up my carpet from being scared. He just went into my closet and formed a little ball!

Love,

Lulu