Training and Exercising Properly

It is important when you are exercising to do it with the right equipment and accurately. Good shoes in good condition. Good clothing that you will be comfortable in. And equipment that will accurately measure you distances.

I got a Nike+ for Christmas and I love it. I have previously used a Garmin Fore Runner 201, a GPS device. Both of these things measure my distance walked or run and the pace and calories burned based on my body weight.

There was nothing wrong with the Garmin. It worked fine. I just figured that if the Nike+ did pretty much the same thing and all I had to do was attach it to my iPod that came with me on my runs anyway, why not use that instead?

I’ve used the Nike+ for about two weeks now, and eight runs/walks. I had been surprised that my one-month rest had yielded faster runs! But hey, who was I to question.

But the other day, when I did a treadmill run, I realized that the Nike+ was off by about 5% per mile (faster). It is nice, but cheats me overall and won’t do me any good in the long run (no pun intended). I have realized that I need to calibrate my Nike+ so that I have more accuracy on my runs and occasional walks.

This week I will be doing my calibration when I am on a treadmill, so I know I will have an accurate mile.

Today’s accomplishment: Un-calibrated Nike+ information: run 5.02 miles, 42.05 mins 8.22 miles (most accurate – time).

Yesterday’s accomplishments (Jan 9): The Firm Tight Buns and Killer Legs (1st time) Heavy weights = 5 lbs, medium weights = 3 lbs, Crunch Pick Your Spot Pilates