Digest Number 937
Hi Gail and Tina; I still am trying to keep to a 20-hour week since I get so hot at work. Getting hot is not a new thing for me, I've had the problem of overheating and sweating buckets since I was a kid. However, it is extra tiring. Thus I am trying to lose the weight and get stronger before I try to work more hours on my feet. The good news is that I am able to do more. I couldn't walk around the block without being exhausted and right before my heart attack the groceries started feeling way to heavy for me. I am doing 2.5 at 4% incline for 20 to 25 minutes at the gym. I am able to increase the speed to 2.8 for the last 8 minutes. At 2.9 I just can't quite do it without my calves screaming at me. Tina my home treadmill is different for me too. I have to work up to 2.5 on it and I can only increase the incline one press. If I try to increase it more I feel as if I am going to fly off the darn thing. I have a fan going while I am on the treadmill and I listed to music that encourages me to move. So Tina, you may want to adjust down to a comfortable level and gradually increase your speed and incline. Since I've been working with the trainer, I have also been using my treadmill at home more. losing her ribbons as well as her whiskers formerly Countess Talks Too Much