So I'm breaking it into segments.
Since it's Be Fit Friday, I'll post about what I've been doing and intend to do for fitness.
Guess what? I've given up on the C25K right now. Why?
The heat. Plain and simple. Plus the coming monsoons.
There is a narrow window in the morning when the sun is up yet it's still cool enough to run, and I kept missing it. Because seriously, it's 102 or higher degrees every day, and the temps are still climbing. And we still don't have AC yet (yes, seriously) so it's not like I can come home and cool down fast. Yet if I missed the window, I was feeling guilty all day. Even if I did other exercising.
I decided that was ridiculous.
That being said, I kind of miss running. So I may do it some mornings.
But it will only get hotter and hotter, and then the monsoons will come nad it'll be too wet and muddy... so I'm thinking I'll restart the C25K again in the fall. So I've not really abandoned it. I've just put a pin in it.
But I have been doing other exercising.
I've done informal exercising on my own, but I still felt like I wasn't doing enough. The truth is, I want to lose weight and I want to be fit. So I was looking into different programs.
And I decided I want to challenge myself to the 30 Day Shred.
But it looks intense and I don't want to do it alone.
So I talked to my friend Tabby and she's in... starting June 1st.
I thought it could be fun if I could find other people who also want in. So I'll post about this regularly and try to recruit. Just google it to find out about it, it's a very intense workout video system from Jillian Michaels. Kind of scary. But I haven't read a single review from anyone who actually did it for 30 days who wasn't impressed with the results.
But I know me, and I know I'll need buddies to do this with. Maybe you do to... join me on June 1st?
All right, in the mean time I was eager to start something. So on May 1st I started a little 30 day challenge I found on pinterest. Only I'm modifying it and adding to it. I'm considering it conditioning for the 30DS and it's the minimum exercise I'm going to do each day, not the maximum:
Pam's May 30 Day Challenge
Day 1- 10 Squats, 11 Crunches, 6 Push-Ups*, 5 sec Plank, 25 Jumping Jacks, 10 leg lifts each
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| this was my pinspiration, you can see how I've modified it |
Day 2- 15 Squats, 16 Crunches, 6 Push-Ups*, 6 sec Plank, 50 Jumping Jacks, 15 leg lifts each side, 15 dumbell curls each arm
Day 3- 20 Squats, 21 Crunches, 7 Push-Ups*, 8 sec Plank, 25 Jumping Jacks, 20 leg lifts each side, 20 dumbell curls each arm
Day 4- 25 Squats, 28 Crunches, 7 Push-Ups*, 10 sec Plank, 50 Jumping Jacks, 25 leg lifts each side, 20 dumbell curls each arm
Day 5- 30 Squats, 35 Crunches, 8 Push-Ups*, 12 sec Plank, 75 Jumping Jacks, 30 leg lifts each side, 25 dumbell curls each arm
Day 6- 35 Squats, 42 Crunches, 9 Push-Ups*, 15 sec Plank, 50 Jumping Jacks, 35 leg lifts each side, 30 dumbell curls each arm
Day 7- REST
Day 8- 40 Squats, 49 Crunches, 9 Push-Ups*, 17 sec Plank, 75 Jumping Jacks, 40 leg lifts each side, 35 dumbell curls each arm
Day 9- 45 Squats, 56 Crunches, 10 Push-Ups*, 20 sec Plank, 100 Jumping Jacks, 45 leg lifts each side, 30 dumbell curls each arm
Day 10- 50 Squats, 63 Crunches, 11 Push-Ups*, 23 sec Plank, 75 Jumping Jacks, 50 leg lifts each side, 40 dumbell curls each arm
Day 11- REST
Day 12- 60 Squats, 70 Crunches, 11 Push-Ups*, 25 sec Plank, 100 Jumping Jacks, 60 leg lifts each side, 45 dumbell curls each arm
Day 13- 65 Squats, 79 Crunches, 12 Push-Ups*, 27 sec Plank, 75 Jumping Jacks, 65 leg lifts each side, 50 dumbell curls each arm
Day 14- 70 Squats, 88 Crunches, 13 Push-Ups*, 30 sec Plank, 75 Jumping Jacks, 70 leg lifts each side, 45 dumbell curls each arm
Day 15- 80 Squats, 99 Crunches, 14 Push-Ups*, 33 sec Plank, 100 Jumping Jacks, 80 leg lifts each side, 50 dumbell curls each arm
Day 16- 85 Squats, 110 Crunches, 15 Push-Ups*, 35 sec Plank, 125 Jumping Jacks, 85 leg lifts each side, 50 dumbell curls each arm
Day 17- 90 Squats, 121 Crunches, 16 Push-Ups*, 37 sec Plank, 150 Jumping Jacks, 90 leg lifts each side, 55 dumbell curls each arm
Day 18- REST
Day 19- 100 Squats, 132 Crunches, 17 Push-Ups*, 40 sec Plank, 175 Jumping Jacks, 100 leg lifts each side, 60 dumbell curls each arm
Day 20- 105 Squats, 145 Crunches, 18 Push-Ups*, 43 sec Plank, 200 Jumping Jacks, 105 leg lifts per side, 65 dumbell curls each arm
Day 21- 110 Squats, 155 Crunches, 19 Push-Ups*, 47 sec Plank, 175 Jumping Jacks, 110 leg lifts each side, 70 dumbell curls each arm
Day 22- REST
Day 23- 130 Squats, 164 Crunches, 20 Push-Ups*, 50 sec Plank, 200 Jumping Jacks, 130 leg lifts each side, 75 dumbell curls each arm
Day 24- 135 Squats, 173 Crunches, 21 Push-Ups*, 53 sec Plank, 200 Jumping Jacks, 135 leg lifts each side, 75 dumbell curls each arm
Day 25- 140 Squats, 182 Crunches, 22 Push-Ups*, 55 sec Plank, 250 Jumping Jacks, 140 leg lifts each side, 80 dumbell curls each arm
Day 26- 150 Squats, 191 Crunches, 24 Push-Ups*, 58 sec Plank, 250 Jumping Jacks, 150 leg lifts each side, 85 dumbell curls each arm
Day 27- 160 Squats, 200 Crunches, 25 Push-Ups*, 1 min Plank, 275 Jumping Jacks, 160 leg lifts each side, 90 dumbell curls each arm
Day 28- 165 Squats, 210 Crunches, 26 Push-Ups*, 1 min 5 sec Plank, 275 Jumping Jacks, 165 leg lifts each side, 95 dumbell curls each arm
Day 29- REST
Day 30- 170 Squats, 220 Crunches, 27 Push-Ups*, 1 min 10 sec Plank, 300 Jumping Jacks, 170 leg lifts each side, 100 dumbell curls each arm
*I do female push-ups
Yeah, I know that sounds intense, but having looked into the 30 Day Shred even after accomplishing that, the 30DS will probably kick my butt.
I already have done the first two days, today will be day three.
As far as HIT goes I think it works.. but I've had trouble doing it mainly because I can't time myself and I can't my husband to do it! He's always asleep or busy when I'm wanting to do it, and when he's alert and might be willing I'm fading or busy. I do think it works though, so I want to get regular about it!
I'm also trying to increase my everyday activeness... without much sucess, mainly because the heat. I'll tell myself, "Tomorrow go on a long walk" and the next day comes and I just feel so drained of energy because of the heat.
All right, fitness wise that's pretty much where I am!
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