Hey all!
Thought I’d check in and get an idea of everyone’s goals – if you feel like sharing. I’m gonna list my stats and goals under the cut, feel free to add on.
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So this is me …
I’ve just started back at the gym after a year out. My workout is a bit abbreviated at the moment because I still have to do physio everyday. Plus, even though I don’t like to admit it I am asthmatic. I’m aiming to go to the gym 3x a week, circumstances permitting.
Ok so *deep breath* I weigh about 13 stone in British money, which according to google is 182 pounds for the US. I did have to measure myself recently but I’ve kinda lost the bit of paper. I eat pretty well already, I don’t snack or eat junk food or sweets. I could maybe lower the portion size slightly but my problem has never been my diet really, it’s been lack of exercise. When I went to the gym regularly for a few months last year I lost half a stone and it was a steady decrease, so that is likely to happen again if I keep up with it.
My workout in the gym is:
– 5 mins warmup on the rowing machine
– Stretch
– Use the Get Running app as a program on the treadmill.
– Cooldown and stretch
I used to do weights but I can’t do them at the moment. Although there is a small (2kg) weight element to my physio. I’m starting to master Week One of the app program. I’ve had the app years but I’ve never really made it past week three. I’m not built to be a runner but it’s good for me I think.
After the gym I go to the pool. This is my favorite part of the workout. I much prefer swimming to the gym. I used to do 40-60 lengths (and 64 is a mile) but I can barely swim 10 at the moment. I can kinda do front crawl now again but backstroke and breaststroke are still out – hopefully soon! So it’s just going down on my record as “some pool time” at the moment 🙂
I don’t really want to set any goals at the moment, not until I’m back at full working capacity. However, ideally I would like to recover, and be back where I was last year before I was forced to stop. So swimming at least 40 lengths, and on week three of the app program, by the end of the year. That’s a generous schedule – maybe it’ll be sooner, can only hope.
When I’m in better shape maybe I’ll look into that zombie run app that I know a few of you like 🙂