Advice sought on 1) running, 2) LJ
Jan. 12th, 2017 08:04 pm1) So, I am going to try to get into running, because I feel that I need more exercise during the non-summer months. I've had this idea that I dislike running, but I have not actually tried it in forever, and I've never given it a serious chance. And I know I don't enjoy biking, so that's out.
I read a little on random sites on the web, and have now picked up that a) to avoid injuries I should go slowly in the beginning, in cycles of 1 minute running + a few minutes walking, and slowly increase from there, b) I should warm up properly, which is only common sense, c) I probably need new shoes. I do have a ten-year-old pair of trainers that I haven't used in forever, and I'm somewhat reluctant to get something new when I don't know if running will stick, but OTOH some site said good shoes are important to prevent injuries? We do have one of those stores in town that will help you pick out which running shoes are good for you.
I walk a lot in the summer and have been doing a year of this workout basically every day, so that's my baseline fitness. I've got a fairly hilly dirt trail just outside my house which is lighted when it's dark, so that's good. Anything more I should think about?![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
petra recced me the Run, Zombies app, but I have no smartphone so that (and anything else smartphone-based) is out.
2) So, LJ. I'm trying to decide what to do about my presence there. I have it all backed up in LJArchive and also on my DW (although I probably need to import comments again, since I've had commenting on at both places). I can't decide if I should delete my LJ or not? I mean, I bet that the content would not actually be deleted from LJ's servers, but just look like it's deleted, so maybe that wouldn't do much good anyway. The alternative is just to stop cross-posting to LJ in the future. What are you all doing?
Relatedly, I feel that all the due South comms ought to be imported into DW for backup.ride_forever, what's the progress on the import of the dS flashfiction comm? I know we talked about that before. Maybe I should make a post on the noticeboard and see what other people think about backing up all the comms....
I read a little on random sites on the web, and have now picked up that a) to avoid injuries I should go slowly in the beginning, in cycles of 1 minute running + a few minutes walking, and slowly increase from there, b) I should warm up properly, which is only common sense, c) I probably need new shoes. I do have a ten-year-old pair of trainers that I haven't used in forever, and I'm somewhat reluctant to get something new when I don't know if running will stick, but OTOH some site said good shoes are important to prevent injuries? We do have one of those stores in town that will help you pick out which running shoes are good for you.
I walk a lot in the summer and have been doing a year of this workout basically every day, so that's my baseline fitness. I've got a fairly hilly dirt trail just outside my house which is lighted when it's dark, so that's good. Anything more I should think about?
petra recced me the Run, Zombies app, but I have no smartphone so that (and anything else smartphone-based) is out. 2) So, LJ. I'm trying to decide what to do about my presence there. I have it all backed up in LJArchive and also on my DW (although I probably need to import comments again, since I've had commenting on at both places). I can't decide if I should delete my LJ or not? I mean, I bet that the content would not actually be deleted from LJ's servers, but just look like it's deleted, so maybe that wouldn't do much good anyway. The alternative is just to stop cross-posting to LJ in the future. What are you all doing?
Relatedly, I feel that all the due South comms ought to be imported into DW for backup.
ride_forever, what's the progress on the import of the dS flashfiction comm? I know we talked about that before. Maybe I should make a post on the noticeboard and see what other people think about backing up all the comms....
