exercise regularly

i’ve been going for daily evening walks…feeling great. my first intent was the morning walks..that didn’t happen. i’m happy with the evening walks a bit cooler but still a good effort..

It is really hard to want to exercise regularly when you do not have any base fitness whatsoever because every day is painful… To help me build a base, I started with running… I followed the
Couch-to-5k plan from this website: http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml. It works even for people who have not run their entire lives.

In addition to that, I was determined to not to want to fail so in the very beginning, I signed up with a personal trainer for about 25 sessions to make sure that I would exercise regularly with weight training. Of course, this is only feasible if you can afford it. At the time last year, I could afford it, but as I have proved to myself this summer, it isn’t required. I just stuck to the running plan and then once I could consistently run 5k, I would just do that 4-5 times a week. I tried to push myself to 6 days a week, but I think I was overtraining becuase I was constantly tired and sore that week, and got sick soon afterwards.

To be honest, I started my workout routine during the summer of 2008, and it lasted about 6 months although I was not super consistent. I would workout anywhere from 0-4 days a week. Then when 2009 rolled around, and I had to travel for work, I rarely worked out after a month. It was not until after summer of 2009 that I picked it back up. This time I put myself on a schedule, and I am definitely consistent this time around. I workout 3-5 times a week. I have kept it up for 3 months now. Honestly, it has been easier to keep up with it since I am not currently working, but with the discipline and fitness that I have achieved so far, I don’t think that I will let myself go like I did before. Just going more than 3 days without working out drives me nuts. I definitely plan on keeping this up through 2010 as well.

Setting goals such as running a 5k, 10k, etc., definitely helps as well.

On tuesday I did pilates then went for a skate in the park. Im loving how close the park is. Off for a boozy weekend but next week moving up to intermediate pilates. Going for a surf on sunday too.

I work 40 hours a week and take 8 credits at a time, in addition to babysitting 2-3 times a month and making time to spend with friends/family/the boyfriend. It’s difficult to find the motivation to do this when I finally have down time, so I’m not quite sure how to go about this. I don’t want (or really need) to lose weight, I just feel like it’s one of those things I ought to be doing.

I went for a hike, adding that to my exercise list.

I bought a treadmill in August. I use it almost everyday. I walk on it when I’m watching tv, so its not like I have to schedule time for exercise or I miss out on anything. I usually watch tv or a 2 hour movie. I’m on the treadmill for 1.5-2 hours and I try to jog for 20 minutes of that time. If I set the speed low I can even read things I need for work the next day. I love the convenience of being able to do this whenever I want. I ordered the treadmill online at Sears and they delivered it. It was a good investment I think.

treadmill – done

24 laps.

Today I went jogging (the last time I went was two months ago, I think) and I will start to go jogging regularly again. I will go monday, wednesday, friday and sunday.

-soil

This has been on my mind a lot lately yet I still haven’t gotten back into it yet. This week, I will make the effort and set time aside to exercise. I want to be stronger.