It's the start of the new year, which always makes me excited and energized. I like to look forward and think about what the next year will hold for our fam in the Farm. I have three completely different NEW things going on in my life and it is time to blog about them! Two of them have been in process for quite a while, and the third is about 5 days old. I'll start with the third!
I am an "all or nothing" type of work out girl. I will take on a new exercise routine and go crazy with it for weeks or maybe months at a time. Then I get burned out and quit exercising all together for a few months. This past summer was a crazy, Jillian Michaels work out frenzy which culminated in me getting tired of it and not moving a muscle all fall. I decided I am ready for a new fitness challenge. I didn't want to go back to my old ways of the eliptical and 30 Day Shred; I wanted something new and maybe a little bit harder. Then I came across the Couch Potato to 5k plan.
A little background. I wish I was a runner. Many people in my family enjoy running and I have watched them run their little hearts out in all kinds of weather. But it seems every time I run, my knees or feet hurt, so I quit. I also prefer not to go outdoors unless completely necessary during the winter. So how could I even consider taking on a running plan in January??? Madness! But like I said, I have always been envious of runners and I needed a new fitness regime. I like the Couch Potato plan because it starts off very slow and you only do it every other day. I also like that it gives me a specific plan, because let's face it, if I just go out and run, I will stop after about 2 minutes. So I started it. Today I walked for 5 minutes, ran for 7, walked for 5. Easy Peasy.
Another little bit of info here for full discloure. It is possible that I might be interested in working out again because the hubby and I are taking a cruise in two months for our 10 year anniversary. Which gives me 8 weeks. The Couch Potato plan is 10 weeks long, so I had to start on week three. But no big deal, because thankfully I am not THAT big of a couch potato, so my skill level pretty much starts at week three anyway.
Okay, I put it out there, now hold me accountable!
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