My Plan for Getting Fit

A few months back I posted about the benefits that tracking your progress can have on reaching your goals.  Specifically, I highlighted how recording every time I worked out pushed me to keep up with my fitness goals.

With my wedding/honeymoon 6 months away I've decided to take this a step further.  I am going to combine tracking my workouts with publicly broadcasting my progress (or lack thereof).

I am going to record how much I work out on this blog.  I have created a "My Fitness Goals/Progress" section on the right hand side.  On that link I will post my fitness goals and record all my workouts.  If I start slacking I encourage any trash talk.

Photo: Sean 
  

My Fitness Goals/Progress

As discussed in my plan for getting fit, here is where I am publicly tracking my fitness goals.

Working Out Consistently

I mentioned in a previous post that one of my goals was to work out more. It still is a goal but I am finding it hard to consistently work out. I think the reason is because "work out more" is not really a defined goal. There is little to motivate me when I think about it in those terms.

I need to sent a tangible goal if I really do want to work out more (which I do).

Fortunately, what I have done is record how much I have been working out over the past 5 weeks. Here has been my breakdown:

• Week 1: 3.8 miles ran, 65 push ups
• Week 2: 6.2 miles ran, 70 push ups
• Week 3: 4.8 miles ran, 35 push ups
• Weak 4: 2.9 miles ran, 30 push ups
• Week 5: 4.3 miles ran, 40 push ups

As you can see my work outs have been all over the place. The reason: I work out when I can and when I am busy I just don't do it. I really have not made it a priority. So I am setting a new goal: run 5 miles a week and do 100 push ups. Once I can consistently do this I want to bump it up even more.

A big future motivator will be the fact that my wedding and honeymoon are less than a year away! It is never too soon to get into shape to look good for my future wife on the beaches of Hawaii.

Photo: Stuart Seeger