It's Time to Exercise
11 04 09 - 16:48 Category: .
Now that studying for my CPA exam is over (for now) it's time to step up and hold myself to a promise. No more studying means that now I am committing time in my life to exercise.
If the "flight" condition of my "flight or fight" response is to be effective I need to be in condition enough to run more than two blocks or a single flight of stairs. Hence, my new two-fold program:
Part I: C25K
Couch-to-5K is a three day a week program designed to work your body up from unfit to running 5 kilometers (3-ish miles) in nine weeks. I used to run about this much, and I really liked it. The ultimate goal is to do the 5k Shamrock Run in March with some coworkers.
The annoyance here is going to be timing the intervals without a treadmill. Apparently "running watches" are pretty cheap though. I may just scrap this and take up a 3-day a week running schedule.
Part II: 100 Pushups
David and I tried this program a while back and gave up. We couldn't find a good consensual time to actually do it so our system of encouragement fell apart. In six weeks, the goal is to do 100 pushups straight through. It's also on a three day cycle. I'm going to do it this time.
The Schedule
I plan on alternating days when I run and days when I do pushups, and it should work out with my raiding Here's my plan:
Mon: Free
Tue, Thur, Sat: Running
Wen, Fri, Sun: Pushups
My days start out too early in the morning to have an extra hour to exercise, so it is going to have to be after I get home. This is going to make it harder to hold to, but I think I can do it.
David is also undertaking a weight-loss challenge with a few of his friends. I can't say I'm thrilled at my calorie intake being at all regulated, but I'll live. Between David and my coworkers there's a good system holding me and others accountable. Plus I live in Portland now! We're shopping at a more health-concious store! It's a good time to change!