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101 Days of Fitness
Jun. 9th, 2011 11:30 amSomehow summertime just sort of appeared. It would have been nice to have a springtime, but we jumped from "still winter" to "construction" pretty much instantly. Because of that I've been pretty lax about my fitness - I'd normally have run a couple of 10k races by now, but I find I'm still stalled out for my running, what with the snow, the rain, and general apathy. I've also more-or-less fallen off the Weight Watchers wagon (again).
Starting today I'm going to engage in 101 days of fitness. This has the advantage of being a medium term goal that's difficult but not impossible. So what does it mean?
Well my typical beginner's running program is 91 days (13*7) so finishing it is a priority; I'm currently on week 6.
Eating right is also on the list. I'm not going to cut out treats - I know better - but I think I'll just stick to chocolate I don't buy in Calgary. I'll be taking take-out containers to restaurants so that I can enjoy the variety of a restaurant meal, without having to deal with the giant portion sizes (that I feel psychologically compelled to finish). I'll try to keep treats out of the house - the temptation to binge is clearly too high.
On days that I don't run, I plan on walking to and from work. That's not a lot of exercise (it's only 3.5k) but it's more than I'll get on the bus. I'll start cycling to work too - that means fixing the bike this weekend.
Anyway, I'll be doing something everyday to improve my fitness and I'll announce it either here (if it's big and noteworthy) or Facebook (if it's just an announcement that I ran, or similar).
So, day 1/101: I did a 60% run for 1 hour, which is a hair over 8k.
Starting today I'm going to engage in 101 days of fitness. This has the advantage of being a medium term goal that's difficult but not impossible. So what does it mean?
Well my typical beginner's running program is 91 days (13*7) so finishing it is a priority; I'm currently on week 6.
Eating right is also on the list. I'm not going to cut out treats - I know better - but I think I'll just stick to chocolate I don't buy in Calgary. I'll be taking take-out containers to restaurants so that I can enjoy the variety of a restaurant meal, without having to deal with the giant portion sizes (that I feel psychologically compelled to finish). I'll try to keep treats out of the house - the temptation to binge is clearly too high.
On days that I don't run, I plan on walking to and from work. That's not a lot of exercise (it's only 3.5k) but it's more than I'll get on the bus. I'll start cycling to work too - that means fixing the bike this weekend.
Anyway, I'll be doing something everyday to improve my fitness and I'll announce it either here (if it's big and noteworthy) or Facebook (if it's just an announcement that I ran, or similar).
So, day 1/101: I did a 60% run for 1 hour, which is a hair over 8k.
