Well as my three readers already know, I have not been writing anything about my own fitness in this blog lately. It seems to be just a forum where I can link to all my articles at Her Active Life. I'm glad for those of you who actually read the articles and news posts.
But now it's time to get serious again and at least think about my health and my goals, especially now that I have a little more free time. It seems most of that had been eaten up last year either with training for the half, recuperating in physical therapy, more training and then, finally, finishing out the year with a voracious appetite for some overtime hours at my job. Now is the time of year when people speak of resolutions and plans to get fit, eat healthy, ladi ladi blah.
On that note, I'm considering working towards a 10K in spring. That's 6.4 miles. As I figure it, I can run 3 miles pretty easily at this point. Therefore building up to 6+ seems doable. I'm going to aim for 3 days of running per week, just at a natural casual pace. I am also going to keep up with my Bikram yoga once a week (THANKS MOM!!!!!!!). I'll also stay on top of my strength training to keep my hips strong.
I have a tendency to overstretch my limits and that's how I end up hurt (hip flexor) or depressed when I can't do it all. Bearing that, I am not going to set unrealistic expectations for myself. I am not going to make lofty boasts about getting up at 5am everyday to get my runs in. I am not going to stay at the gym for 3 hours everyday (as much as I would like to at times). I'm going to take it easy BUT with a goal in sight to keep me motivated.
I will also post what I've been doing for my workouts. Not in a "look at me" sense, but rather as a log of where I've come from and what I have accomplished.
Best of luck to all who are working towards something healthier in their own lives, be that signing up for a race, adding more fruit to your diet or just getting in an extra walk during the week. All the positive measures add up to a healthier, happier you!
1 comment:
hell yeah! I knew you couldn't stay away - you are a runner, after all. I'm going to see if I can budget in a dance class and try to slowly start my own running with very small goals.
I'm glad you're back at it.
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