Walk A Mile In My Shoes

So this week begins the new spring quarter and already two days out of the week, I have a class that is about 1/3 of a mile away. With my 5lb backpack I try to use this as an opportunity to get some real hardcore exercise in. Firstly I'm now using a sling backpack or "camel hump" back pack as that seems to shift the weight of the bags from the back of the chair (making it more tippy) to me. I am finding that this really helps.

Exercise Tip: If you're out pushing your chair for errands, try weighting the backpack down with books or cans. This can help add some resistance and make you work a little harder. Think of the football players who run in short bursts while pulling a weighted bag.

Exercise Tip 2: If you're on a straight place, try going as fast as you can in 30 - 60 second bursts and then go your normal speed for 2 minutes and then do the bursts again, until you reach your destination. We do this for canoeing and it really does give a great workout. I do this along the "Quarter Mile" (Thus named because the fraternitites and sororities used to put quarters along the sides to raise monies for charities. It actually is around 1/3 of a mile) and it's a fun game to play. Also do this for any ramps you may encounter and see how fast you can get to the top (without injuring yourself, of course)

Today is one of my "light" days. I don't have the far away class so I will do the "Everybody Can Exercise Cardio Challenge" tonight. I'm also going to have cake (yay keikii!!) with a friend tonight so I'll go vegetarian to keep down on the calories and fat (and only eat half the cake slice) . Moderation is the key to my success! It also helps that the weather is sunny but man I was feeling the effects of the long "walk" this week last night!

Recipe of the Day:
Gimp's 10 minute Chicken Spaghetti (serves 4 - 6)
Ingredients:
pot of H2O for pasta
Bertolli Plus Pasta
~1tblsp olive oil
1lb ground chicken (or turkey if you want)
1tblsp McCormick's Montreal Steak Seasoning
1tblsp garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste
red pepper flakes to taste (optional)
1 jar Wegmans Roasted Garlic Tomato Sauce (or whatever brand you like if you are unfortunate to have a Wegmans near you :P)

Instructions:
Put the water on to boil with a lid on it (this makes the water boil faster) on med-high. Once water is at a rolling boil add a pinch of salt and the pasta.
Add the oil to a regular pan (you can use nonstick but I noticed they dont brown chicken as well as I like) that is set to medium heat. Add chicken and raise the temp to about med-high (you need to keep an eye on this) and add the seasoning to the raw side. Mix the chicken well and try to break it up as it cooks to get tiny chunks. Once meat is cooked through, turn off the heat and add the sauce. By this time, the pasta should be done. Drain it, put it on your plate with a bit of sauce and om nom nom time commences!

Alrighty, time to fly to class!