Starving Foodie

The Gaylord National resort faces the Potomac river. (FYI. Never stay here if you are visiting D.C. They call it a Washington hotel but it is a good 30 minutes to the sights.)  The view is pretty nice and there is a sidewalk with benches.  Large boulders line the bank.

Mini-Bootcamp

So I managed to drag myself out of bed this morning to get some exercise.  I knew if I went to the fitness center buried in the basement, I would be discouraged, so I headed outside. Temp was good ~78F but humid 80%.

I did a “countdown” routine.  You decrease your reps each time.  I find this motivating as you have less work to do as you go along. On your first round you do 10 reps, then 9, then 8 and so on down to 1.

Warm Up:  Jog 500m

Step Ups to 20″ Ledge Each Leg

Jog 50m

Push-up on Park Bench

Jog 50m

Should press With Boulder

Jog 100m back to start

Repeat 10 times decreasing reps each time.

Countdown Pysch-Out

I like the countdown as you lose track of the reps.  If someone told me to get up this morning and do 55 push ups, 55 step ups and 55 shoulder presses and then jog 2.5K, I would have told them they were nuts.  However, that’s what I just finished.

Now on to more talks on SEO, SEM, Cloud Computing, and social media strategies.

TIP: Over on Nicki’s blog, I commented that you can often get egg whites at hotel breakfast buffets.  At the omelette stand yesterday there was no mention of egg whites, only a big vat of mixed eggs. I asked and he had some egg whites underneath in the fridge.  So I had 3 egg whites, tomatoes, green pepper, and onion.  1/4 mixed berries with 2 tablespoons of yogurt and a mini whole-grain waffle plain, 3 oz of grapefruit juice.