Well... sigh.
Since my fibromyalgia and probably RA started really acting up i have had to stop my nightly under the stars very brisk hour long walk up and down my dead end road (part of which is a hill and i try to do HIIT walking up it) because my knee joints are flaring badly and walking back down the hill just wasn't good
So i'm back to the treadmill. i am only able to do 1/2 hour on it and that's all i've got! i cannot run or jog, obviously, because of my joints but i walk as fast as my little legs will get me going plus i pump my arms hard. It's too bad because i ADORED outdoor walking and it helped me keep in maintenance however the weird thing is...
i am only able to do 1/2 hr going all out (for me) on the treadmill and i sweat like a pig, i'm covered in sweat (do pigs sweat?!) but when i did my hour long walk outside and as brisk as i possibly could, i did not sweat like that nor would i konk out at 1/2 hour like the treadmill.
i know this is imposs. to answer w/out one of those calorie burn measuring thingies (what is is? a podometer or something??) but i'm wondering if i should just quit fretting about if i'm burning enough cals on the treadmill like i used to with my hour long walk? I'm going to HAVE TO quit fretting because i just cannot do it now but it would be nice to at least feel that i'm not going to go backward.
i tell you what, i envy everyone that can walk hard and long distances, let alone, jog, run, do squats, etc. etc. i'm mourning