Here's an alternative to the run/walk if you get bored with it. Do the bike/run--bike for a few miles and when you're warmed up enough, park your bike and run for as long as you wish. This might be similar to the run/walk experience because you are going to use different muscle groups of the legs and that makes for a well-rounded exercise. I did the bike portion against a strong headwind coming from the ocean and so the effort of the biking seemed almost greater, if not the same, as the run and I felt exhausted after doing both. Of course, I was riding a mountain bike and so I was pushing heavier equipment but isn't that what's a workout all about?
Talk about lowering cholesterol...here's a great recipe for pink oatmeal...an oatmeal with a twist:
1 cup steel-cut oats
2 1/2 cups water
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon Benecol or heart-healthy margarine
1 pinch salt
1/2 frozen blueberries
1/4 cup walnuts
1/2 cup frozen blackberries
1. Prepare the oatmeal according to the product label instructions (about 30 mins. for steel-cut oats).
2. Stir in the honey, margarine and salt and let simmer 3 mins.
3. Stir in the walnuts, blueberries, and blackberries.
4. Let stand 2 mins.
5. Stir again and serve.
Mmmmm...pink oatmeal!
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