Plank and challenge... two words that most people would cringe at. A plank is a challenge itself but when you say you are doing a plank challenge, you know you are serious. That is this months Pinterest fitness challenge for my fitness buddy and I.
Here is a link to the pin.
We are ten days in and we both can see a difference. The first couple days you hold a plank for 20 seconds. You think "I can do that, 20 seconds isn't that bad" and then you begin. A few seconds in you start the shaking. But let me tell you you stick with this schedule for a few days and you will be shocked at how fast you can increase the length of your plank!
Yesterday my girlfriend and I got together for a girls day and decided that we would do a 10 minute Pilates workout together and then yesterday was our first day of a one minute plank! The Pilates workout was great, we both love Pilates but haven't done it for a while. And then we did our plank- note to self: plank before a Pilates workout not after! We both were shaking soooo bad! But we made it! 9 days and you can be planking for a minute and by the end of the month you will be planking for a whole 5 minutes!!! Awesome!
As for cardio, this week I actually haven't done any. I think I'm trying to change to many things at once. I found a plan that I started doing to work up to running 30 minutes in 4 weeks. Here is the link to the running plan. It's kinda kicking my butt. I can't believe how out of shape I am after not working out for a few months. Consistency is definitely the key to exercise. Next week I am going to try and start it again and stick with it. Even if you fail to reach your goals, you just have to pick up where you left off and keep trying. So don't give up, I know I'm going to keep running for me, myself and I!
A new year, a new start to my blog? Perhaps. Sometimes life gets too crazy but then you have to step back and realize that some things need to take more priority than they have in the future. That's what I feel like is happening for me. Life has been ridiculously busy and lots of things have gotten pushed aside. But the last few weeks I have had a break from work and have been able to get caught up on some things, have some time to relax and have some time to refocus.
One of my awesome friends and I were talking about a week ago and we both decided that we needed to make some changes and make our health a priority again. So we decided that we were going to be each other's fitness buddies, someone to keep each other motivated and on track. Here we are a week in and things are going pretty well! What are our goals?
1.) Drink more water. My specific goal is half my body weight in ounces.
2.) Take our vitamins daily. I'm taking everything from a multivitamin to a probiotic to fish oil.
Maybe another post about vitamins in the future.
3.) Exercise daily. For me, this is getting back to running (finally!) and strength training as well.
I'll try to post more this week about my exercise goals this month. We're trying a fun challenge
that we found on Pinterest that lasts a month too!
What about you? Do you have some fitness goals you are working on? Share them with me and keep an eye out as I try to be more active on this blog as well. No matter what we have going on in our lives, we should always have goals we are working toward. So now let's get to it, I'm back to running for me, myself and I!
