Found this cute t-shirt online and decided this is a good motto for me. Anything besides sitting my butt on the couch is improvement right? Something is better than nothing! Well, allrighty then! I am doing this! I will get in shape! I will get my body healthy! I will get my butt up off the couch! I want to be able to run and play with my kids this summer! I want to inspire them to be more active. I want them to be healthier and happier as well. This has to start with me and today is the day!
I finally downloaded the Couch to 5K (C25K) App on my iPhone, created a playlist of some rocking tunes, put on that awesome purple water-wicking shirt that's been sitting on a pile of laundry for over a week, and set out! James snapped this photo as I was setting off on my first workout in only God knows how long!!
The idea behind the C25K plan is to gradually take you from being a couch potato to being able to run 5 Kilometers (3.1 miles) in only 8 weeks. You do three 30 minute workouts a week alternating timed intervals of walking and running. Each week you add a little more running and do a little less walking as you build up your stamina. I have read numerous testimonies of people in just as bad, if not worse, shape than I am being able to do this. So far I haven't found any accounts of people keeling over and dying. Being overweight and lazy is slowly going to kill me, so It's worth a shot!
The Workout for Week 1 goes like this:
"Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes. Followed by a five-minute cool-down walk."
Oh...my...word... I DID IT!!! The first minute of running wasn't so bad. The second was a little harder but still doable. The next few I thought I was going to die! I went around the nice walking trail in our neighborhood. The one they built several years ago that I never set foot on until today! I had to take a short stop near the pool to run over and get a drink from the water fountain. I am soooo out of shape it's not even funny. But I pushed through and made it! I am so proud of myself! James is too! Ready to do it again on Wednesday! Here's my tired sweaty self taking a well-deserved rest! -->
Funny story: There was this older lady out walking this morning. She was maybe 10 feet ahead of me on the trail. I was thinking, once I start my little jogging sections I will eventually pass her. NOPE! I actually LOST ground to her while jogging! LOL!
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