Another start
Last week I started my "get more active" push.
I pulled out the couch to 5K stuff. I don't want to have any "fail" feelings so instead of saying I have to do x I am approaching it a little differently.
The routines for the couch to 5K is to do their interval walk/jog thingie 3 days a week. Here's my guidelines:
1. I have to complete the day's workout to move to the next day. If I don't complete the day I have to do it again on another day until I finish one day - so far this hasn't been a problem.
2. I have to complete the full 3 days in order to move on to the next week. If I don't finish all 3 days I have to start back on the first day of that week.
Basically I advance to the next day when I complete the day and I advance to the next week when I complete all days of the week. I don't have to start at the beginning (except on day 1 or week 1) so no huge set backs - only moves forward.
This is working for me. There is no "I have to" and no guilt if I don't. There's just advancement if I do and knowing that I completed something .
This last week: I completed days 1 & 2 of the couch to 5K - walk 90 seconds/jog (very slowly) 60 seconds. However, I am not going to be able to do day 3. This means next week when I go out to be active I will be starting with day 1 again. The reality - I'm doing something and while finding healthy and tasty foods has never been an issue I always get super bored with PA.
Will I have time next week - probably not because OMG on Saturday I travel to California and Return on Monday with a HUGE truck full of schtuff! Needless to say it's been a super busy couple of months getting everything ready and other things going on.
I pulled out the couch to 5K stuff. I don't want to have any "fail" feelings so instead of saying I have to do x I am approaching it a little differently.
The routines for the couch to 5K is to do their interval walk/jog thingie 3 days a week. Here's my guidelines:
1. I have to complete the day's workout to move to the next day. If I don't complete the day I have to do it again on another day until I finish one day - so far this hasn't been a problem.
2. I have to complete the full 3 days in order to move on to the next week. If I don't finish all 3 days I have to start back on the first day of that week.
Basically I advance to the next day when I complete the day and I advance to the next week when I complete all days of the week. I don't have to start at the beginning (except on day 1 or week 1) so no huge set backs - only moves forward.
This is working for me. There is no "I have to" and no guilt if I don't. There's just advancement if I do and knowing that I completed something .
This last week: I completed days 1 & 2 of the couch to 5K - walk 90 seconds/jog (very slowly) 60 seconds. However, I am not going to be able to do day 3. This means next week when I go out to be active I will be starting with day 1 again. The reality - I'm doing something and while finding healthy and tasty foods has never been an issue I always get super bored with PA.
Will I have time next week - probably not because OMG on Saturday I travel to California and Return on Monday with a HUGE truck full of schtuff! Needless to say it's been a super busy couple of months getting everything ready and other things going on.