The first week is always the toughest when you are trying to get established in a fitness routine. You make up excuses. You don’t plan well enough. You over-plan. You realise bumps in the road, etc., etc., etc….
Today’s workout went relatively well. I decided to cancel the swim today as I have been doing a lot of it lately and it hasn’t been as enjoyable as I would like it to be. Rather, I exchanged it for a bit of a run. The running portion worked out to be approximately 15 minutes. The warm-up was five minutes and I walked .2 miles which equals .32 kms. I then ran/jogged/walked interchangeably the next ten minutes which covered a distance of 1 mile (1.6 kms). I didn’t go non-stop like yesterday but ran when I felt I could, jogged when it felt necessary and walked, when absolutely necessary.
If I continue this fast improvement, I should be able to reach my 2.4 km time of under 15 minutes by end of September, comfortably. As long as the pain holds out, I’ll be okay.
The second part of the workout consisted of the first workout session of the Body for Life. I am not permitted to lift heavy weights at the moment so I lifted a very light set of weights. I have lost a lot of muscle the past year both in my legs and in my arms. It shows. But, tonight’s workout was good and I didn’t over-do it. If I felt strain, I stopped. If I felt anything that would lead to pain, I stopped. I went ultra-light on some of the weights but that’s okay. It’s allowing me to focus on proper form, on being able to reach a full range of motion and to build up from where my physio requires me to.
I’m happy with today’s workout.
I’m not happy with the nutrition aspect. This week is a horrible week with regards to eating but – I’m working on it. I can’t be perfect and nor do I expect myself to be. I am however, trying new things, new strategies, new habits.
It’ll come together. I can’t quit over just one mistake. The only way to persevere is to keep going and never give up.
Right?
One thing I need to begin working on are my challenges. This includes the sit-ups, push-ups, squats and dips. I will gradually begin to implement these as I do not want to get injured. Once I’m in a good rhythm of the regular workouts, this will be introduced… and gradually move to doing two a day.
That’s it for today. I got lots on my plate tomorrow and need my beauty rest!