The original challenge was simple: 2,009 workout minutes in 4 months.
I declare this challenge rocked.
Minutes were sweated running, walking, lifting, swimming, calisthenicking, and ellipticalizing.
(Yes, those totally are words.)
Unexpected: I finished this challenge in 3 months. I had calculated 4 months based on 4 (30-minute) workouts a week, but Dave + I have been working out 5 - 6 times a week, and for longer than 30 minutes at a time.
Fitnesswise (also a word, I swear), my cardio capacity is good -- I notice the improvement most when swimming and running. My lean muscle development is coming along -- Dave says he sees a difference in my back musculature and massage therapist friend Tracie says my shoulders are developing. My weight has stalled out around 147 for several weeks -- I change things up here and there, so I hope I'm trading fat mass for lean muscle mass -- my clothes do fit better.
Going forward, I want to:
- run the San Antonio Rock'n'Roll Half Marathon with Jenny (and maybe Trip and another special surprise participant)
- shed this wetsuit-like layer of fat I've been sporting for a year
- be strong and make good choices
- get down to the essential me
If another fitness challenge strikes my fancy, I'll post. My next challenge in general is more of a professional one. More on that tomorrow...
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1 ate pie:
Congratulations on meeting your fitness challenge ahead of schedule! That is awesome indeed!
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