back to fitness in 2012

Happy 2012!!!

I hope you all had a ton of fun last night and were safe. AND I hope you are all ready for 2012!

I am so excited for it to be 2012. Not only am I planning to state my 2012 goals tomorrow, but I’m kicking off the new year with a fitness challenge. I’m calling this challenge, “Back to Fit”

I’ve been really guilt tripping myself over not having a stable workout routine, not strength training and struggling to return to running. However, I have to keep reminding myself that it’s perfectly normal given how busy my schedule has been and how I came off a really serious injury and exercise restriction, just as my schedule picked up.

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I’ve been waiting for the time to come when I can make enough time in my schedule to start an exercise challenge. And with all the traveling I did in December, January was the first opportunity I’ve had.

This challenge was inspired by Kristina’s December to Remember challenge, which was inspired by Cassie’s All About the Number’s challenge.

This challenge is all about tracking various numbers. I really love this challenge because it gives you hardcore, strict goals to reach – but also gives you the flexibility to complete it over a span of time. If you miss one day, you can make it up. If you do more than you expected another day, you’ll just be ahead on the challenge!

By the end of this challenge, I hope to have a re-established workout routine and hopefully be in better running and spinning shape.

the rules

I have to complete ALL of the following goals between 1-1-12 and 1-31-12. If I complete all, I will give myself a pair of UGG boots. I’ve been eying them on Zappos (and have a 20% of Zappos coupon burning a hole in my email). I don’t know which ones I want yet – but here are some of the ones I’m eying (all from Zappos):

the goals

1. Do 10 “real” pushups. Not all at once. In fact, they will probably be one at a time.

2. Get 232,500 steps with my fitbit. This is a daily average of 7,500 per day.

3. Climb 620 flights of stairs with my fitbit. This is a daily average of 20 flights per day.

4. Do 9 strength sessions. Saying sessions here is much easier than counting minutes. A session is generally upper body/back/core for me. I haven’t been doing lower body since I became injured. One session typically takes 45 minutes-an hour.

5. Spend 120 minutes on a spin bike. This is an average of 30 minutes, once a week.

6. Do 1,550 crunches. Daily average of 50.

7. Attend 1 group exercise class. I haven’t attended a class since I was exercise restricted. I don’t know which one I’ll be able to attend, but I would really like to attend 1 by the end of the month.

8. Earn 155 fitbit miles. My fitbit tracks miles/distance covered every day – in total. This is an average of 5 miles per day.

9. Earn 31 running or walking miles. Daily average of 1 mile per day.

10. Spend 540 minutes on cross training. I’ve already planned spinning and running/walking – so this goal will encompass that, plus elliptical and anything else I decide to do for cross training through the month. This is an average of 4, 30 minute sessions per week (times 4.5 weeks).

I will be tracking all of these numbers in an excel spreadsheet, and I hope to post an update on where I am at least once throughout the month.

Is anyone else starting a January fitness challenge? Or does anyone else want to participate in mine (you can set your own goals?)

ALSO, tell me all about your NYE please