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| Tuesday, June 10, 2008 |
| Fitness Challenges |
A friend and I are doing a fitness challenge - We started up this past Friday.
Our goal is to do 30 mins of cardio everyday.
If you know me - you know that I usually commit to something only to de-commit within 2 days or so - setting up this challenge with a friend is supposed to keep me and her on track.
I missed 1 day of cardio so far -- and I made it up by adding 30 mins to my cardio routine tonight.
Sunday - we spent abt an hour skating outdoors at the 'duck pond' park in Ridgewood, NJ. It was for a meetup, and it was fun.
It was 96 degrees and super humid, but luckily the parks paths were shaded and cool. Didn't feel the heat unless we stopped skating. It started to thunder and drizzle so we stopped the skating early.
It was my first time skating at that park and I LOVED it. The paths are great. They even have some little declines to skate down that are a lil scary at first, but so much fun.
Today I worked out on the Wii Fit -- it kicked my butt!!
My biggest challenge is doing any kind of exercises that focus on any body part other than my legs. My legs are the strongest part of my body so skating, running, and doing the elliptical aren't as challenging as a few yoga moves or push-ups.
I worked up such a sweat in my den -- Yoga -- is fun on the Wii Fit -- I think b/c you can go at your own pace and you don't wind up comparing your level of balance and form to others that you would in a class. (everyone makes it look soooo easy!)
I don't get too discouraged b/c the Wii Fit seems to think I'm practically a Yoga Master -- really -- it's just my balance. Thanks to skating -- my balance is getting so good.
I have a problem with breathing while exercising -- when doing weights and crunches and yoga type things. The Wii Fit helps me control my breathing. That alone has already made me a lil more flexible than when I started. Weird - but true.
My next fitness challenge is a personal one - I used to run for recreation for a short time while I was in college. I could do distance. I could do it everyday. Now -- not so much. My goal is to do the 5K challenge, but in 1/2 the time. I don't consider it pushing, since I already skate and do the elliptical -- so I shouldn't be a novice level exactly. So -- hopefully in 4.5 weeks I will be able to do approx 3miles without any huffing.
We'll see how long this lasts!!!!! |
posted by Typette @ 9:42 PM  |
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I'm impressed - I don't do working out. Wish I did. You're more crazy than me. I just stood still and picked strawberries in the heat, you actually moved around - a lot! :)
Pool's finally open - come on down. :)
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I'm impressed - I don't do working out. Wish I did. You're more crazy than me. I just stood still and picked strawberries in the heat, you actually moved around - a lot! :)
Pool's finally open - come on down. :)