exercise every day

but tentatively, this is going pretty well. Have started the P90X series, which actually requires you to do a different video everyday and have been running too. The videos are painful and the running is freeing so .. eh maybe they balance each other out.

It’s time to step it up a notch! Today I got serious and brought out the charts. I have to exercise a bit every day anyway bc I can’t sleep if I don’t, so I might as well get strong while I’m at it.
Honestly, I’m a little bit perplexed as to how to vary my workouts. I need cardio and strength training. I am too poor for the gym until my school starts up again (gym is included in tuition), but even so the gym bores me. My tentative plan (for a couple of weeks anyway) is to run 3 miles Mon, Wed, Fri and then do upper body strength training with my resistance band. On Tues, Thurs I’ll do Jillian Michael’s Shred DVD and the Bikini Body Workout DVD. I like the Shape one but I’m not really wild about Jillian Michaels. The advantage to hers is that she incorporates strength training, which I am kind of confused about. I would really rather be outside than doing DVD’s so Sat and Sun are my “free choice” days. Ideally, I’d do a DVD plus something outside: I like to kayak and swim and play basketball, but these are kind of dependent on who I’m with and what my plans are. For the weekdays, any activities like this would just be on top of the morning plans.
I don’t know. I’ll see how it goes and modify/ tweak from there. I’m kinda scared of losing momentum with the DVD’s (maybe motivation, not momentum) but maybe I’ll change it to one DVD and a few mile bike ride instead.

Yep, I’m kind of proud of myself on this one. I’m doing pretty well (so far). I’ve been running and doing the (actually super challenging) Shape Bikini Bootcamp DVDs.
I didn’t really think I was losing much weight until my shorts were way too big yesterday. Hurrah, exciting! I’m shooting more for gaining strength than being thin, so I guess I’ll have to graduate from my little 3 lb weights (weak sauce, I know!). Or maybe I’ll figure out the resistance band thing, it’s supposed to be the best thing since sliced bread.

I’ve been working on this. Running is fun! But maybe not for everyday, I need some spice and variation. I tried pilates today and was bored to tears. And don’t even get me started on yogalates.
Okay, so the obstacle is my trips. If I am gone for a few weeks at a time, I can’t make a schedule and practically stick to it. The plan will have to be (while I’m on vacation) that I’ll take the opportunities offered and if none present themselves, I’ll just walk for an hour or so. There will hopefully be fitness classes on my cruise; that would be great. Otherwise I’ll just bring my stopwatch. When I get back from Oz I’m finally going surfing so I’m excited about that. I’d feel better about this goal overall if I had a plan… but c’est la vie, what is there to be done?