Ok, well I am officially starting my journal (all things I say I will be held accountable for!!)
My goals were to get my body toned up (bikini season!) and to really get my strength and endurance up! I want to start training for this half marathon in October. I used to loathe running in high school PE class, even though I played on the basketball team! Now I love it. I use the NikePlus program and it absolutely keeps me motivated. I love doing competitions on it as well. I am in between jobs at the moment, so this has given me alot more time to start my journey into great physical shape. While I try to maintain a clean eating routine, I can fall off the wagon from time to time. And I will never give up my weekly outing where I am able to have a few beers or some wine.
I do a daily strength/cardio video each morning where it alternates 2 min of compound weight moves followed by 2 min of cardio and 1 min of abs for 20 minutes. I also incorporate squats and lunges and variations of these exercises 3-4 times a week. I do some sort of cardio every day, but it mostly consists of running. My cardio is about 45 min. I try to mix it up by doing my maximum heart rate for short periods of time, followed by recoveries. On my one active rest day I try to do a 10 mile low impact bike ride (which is great now since the weather is so nice). I also try to ride my bike around town when I need to run errands, instead of driving my SUV. I am going to use this journal to post my daily routines, what supplements I took that day, and what I ate and when.
I should post pics soon. My stats are 5'5, 108lbs. I do not know my body fat percentage...I need to get that tested!
My goals were to get my body toned up (bikini season!) and to really get my strength and endurance up! I want to start training for this half marathon in October. I used to loathe running in high school PE class, even though I played on the basketball team! Now I love it. I use the NikePlus program and it absolutely keeps me motivated. I love doing competitions on it as well. I am in between jobs at the moment, so this has given me alot more time to start my journey into great physical shape. While I try to maintain a clean eating routine, I can fall off the wagon from time to time. And I will never give up my weekly outing where I am able to have a few beers or some wine.
I do a daily strength/cardio video each morning where it alternates 2 min of compound weight moves followed by 2 min of cardio and 1 min of abs for 20 minutes. I also incorporate squats and lunges and variations of these exercises 3-4 times a week. I do some sort of cardio every day, but it mostly consists of running. My cardio is about 45 min. I try to mix it up by doing my maximum heart rate for short periods of time, followed by recoveries. On my one active rest day I try to do a 10 mile low impact bike ride (which is great now since the weather is so nice). I also try to ride my bike around town when I need to run errands, instead of driving my SUV. I am going to use this journal to post my daily routines, what supplements I took that day, and what I ate and when.
I should post pics soon. My stats are 5'5, 108lbs. I do not know my body fat percentage...I need to get that tested!
