One more goal down
Aug. 16th, 2008 11:58 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I finished Goal #2 by taking a Hatha yoga class with a different instructor. I really liked her a lot better than the instructor I used to take yoga with at the Fitness Center. The new instructor had us hold poses for a really long time, and I felt fantastic-- all loose and relaxed-- when I finished. I've actually been pretty adventurous this spring and summer in terms of variety in my activities. There are only so many classes that fit around my work schedule and around the days I have my weight-training scheduled for, so I mostly just took classes with new instructors rather than trying whole new kinds of exercise, but that's OK. I actually ended up taking the "Total Body" class with 4 or 5 different instructors over the last few months, and while some moves are similar, it's a pretty different class from week to week when you take it with that many different instructors.
My full Spring/Summer goal list:
1. Weight lift consistently 3 times a week from now (April 15) until the end of August, barring injury or illness (a bad cold, the flu, etc.). [Note: I will consider it a success if I take no more than 3 passes on a workout day by the end of August. So far, I've already taken 2 "buys" so I'm going to try to be a little more consistent for the rest of the summer.]
2. Try three new classes at the fitness center and/or a class I've already taken but with a different instructor. Took a "Total Body" class with a different instructor Sunday May 4 (and with several other instructors in June/July). Took AST (aerobics and strength training) class Tuesday May 20. Took 1.5 hour Hatha yoga class with a different instructor Aug. 13.
3. Sometime in August, re-take the fitness assessment at the fitness center. Attempt 17 or more "girly" pushups.
4. Try three new fruits or vegetables (they don't have to be completely new- they can be just a different variety, for instance a different variety of apple that I've never tried before) I haven't eaten before and/or have never tried to prepare at home. (in process: Cooked snow pea pods Saturday May 17. Bought/ate parsnips Tuesday May 20. Sprite melon, Aug. 6.)
5. Run a mile in under 13 minutes (ran a mile in 12:53 on May 12).
6. Bicycle an unfamiliar trail and take a ride of 15 or more miles. (19+ miles of the Washtenaw B2B trail on Aug. 3.)
7. Barring illness or injury, get in 3 hours and 15 minutes *minimum* of combined cardio and weight-lifting per week, and average at least 4 hours per week of cardio & weights (and yoga will qualify as well) between now and the end of August. (in process. I blew the 3:15 goal two different weeks, but mostly, I've been doing really well on this one.)
My full Spring/Summer goal list:
1. Weight lift consistently 3 times a week from now (April 15) until the end of August, barring injury or illness (a bad cold, the flu, etc.). [Note: I will consider it a success if I take no more than 3 passes on a workout day by the end of August. So far, I've already taken 2 "buys" so I'm going to try to be a little more consistent for the rest of the summer.]
3. Sometime in August, re-take the fitness assessment at the fitness center. Attempt 17 or more "girly" pushups.
7. Barring illness or injury, get in 3 hours and 15 minutes *minimum* of combined cardio and weight-lifting per week, and average at least 4 hours per week of cardio & weights (and yoga will qualify as well) between now and the end of August. (in process. I blew the 3:15 goal two different weeks, but mostly, I've been doing really well on this one.)