Laura’s Summer Goal Wrap Up

Goal:  I am so happy and feel great that I have accomplished my 8 week summer exercise goal.  Each week I ran four times, practiced yoga three times and lifted weights twice.

Week 8

Monday

• 30′ Walk

Tuesday

• Full Body Circuit   No

Wednesday

• Yoga Class
• 30′ Run

Thursday

• 30′ Run
• 30′ Yoga

Friday

• Full Body Circuit With Running Intervals No did a 20′ walk on the beach.

Saturday

• 40′ Run  No
• 20′ Yoga  No

 Sunday

• Reflection  Did a 40′ Walk on the beach

       My week did not finish up as strongly as I wanted.  Sitting in the car aggravated the pain in my left leg and I had to switch to walking instead of running.  We’ve been home a couple of days and it is still keeping me awake at night, so I have a doctor’s appointment for this week.  I am trying to take some time off from exercise, not my favorite thing to do.  Hopefully, I”ll be back to 100% soon!

     I’ve never written a blog before so I didn’t really know what to expect from this experience.  I learned many things, but there are a few that stick out from the journey. 

Accountablilty  Writing down what you are doing on a blog really kept me going on days when I might have skipped my workout.  It can be difficult to share about your daily ups and downs. 

Specific Goals Help  Making my goal specific (4 runs, 3 yoga, 2 lifts) really kept my workouts focused on what I wanted to accomplish this summer and helped me plan my weeks.  Sometimes I had to change the plan, but having the plan helped me be consistant with my workouts.

Mindfully Jump In  Summer presented time to spend with my family, visit friends I don’t always see, and opportunitites to exericse in new ways such as new classes and hikes in new places.  It is  important to mindfully jump in and take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves.  By finding different ways to workout, making healthy food choices, jjournaling, and meditating regularly I kept my actions inline with my overall purpose of living a healthy lifestyle.

     This goal has ended, but the journey continues.  Next week Martha will take over the blog and take us through her marathon training.  I’ll be back with a new goal in January!

Live Well,

Laura