The personal
challenge for the next 40 days. “40” has
some significance. The Israelites
wandered in the wilderness for 40 years.
Moses was on the mount for 40 days.
Jesus fasted in the wilderness for 40 days, Noah survived 40 days and
nights of rain. I’m not “lenting”. I’m starting on Tuesday, February 28th,
and will complete my challenge on the Saturday before Easter. A friend who saw my post on FB felt inspired
and she sent me a link on an30 day challenge. ( Matt Cutts: Try something new for 30 days | Video on TED.com
www.ted.com ) 30 days is going to come and go; will it be
meaningful to you? Good thought. I will watch this clip several times thru the
challenge, I’m sure.
Thinking about
what I should do, I decided to go with what I really need to do most, and what
I have put off doing consistently all my life.
I have plans. I am going to spend
1 hour a day exercising for 40 days. (I
may be able to make this a way of life, but I’m not going to state that at this
point.) I know that it isn’t wise or
healthy to do strenuous exercise every day, so I will incorporate breathing
exercises and relaxation exercises in with the plan. I have a decent collection of work out DVDs
of various types and will move the dining room set and use that hardwood floor
there as my studio.
The Runtastic app
on my phone will post to facebook daily. Really?
Yup, really. … I think.
The Firm has
several, and the one I like best is a work out that will “burn 500 calories in
an hour”. The leader’s name is Kelsey
and she is a wild woman. She talks the
whole time and has a really sweet voice and says things like “ok, girls, let’s
party” as the music cranks up and the 5 chicks really work it. UGH!!
Sweat, sweat, pant, pant, gasp, gasp.
But I’m not going to hate Kelsey.
That girl has sculpted arms and strong legs and could kick my trash with
a smile on her face!!
Suzanne Deason has
some nice yoga presentations. I like
yoga because you sweat without pumping your heart and getting all out of
breath. It feels kind of graceful.
One yoga instructor
started us out with a breathing exercise.
If I light some fragrant candles or oils, dim the lights and put on some
nice spa-ish music, the breathing and relaxation will be a great benefit to me
on my non-work out days.
Jillian Michaels
was a beast-woman on The Biggest Loser, but on her own releases, she is very
encouraging and mild.
Hartland pool has
a good water aerobics class on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5pm with Cheryl.
I hesitate to do that in the winter months because it’s so cold coming
home.
I also have a
TOTAL GYM. J-man got sucked into an
infomercial with the Texas ranger guy and Christi Brinkley. I did actually use that for a while and the
Pilates work out was fab. It actually
did change the way by bod was shaped. It
was much more work for “easy storage” than they demonstrated on tv. That sucker is heavy, so I put it away and
didn’t pull it out again. Maybe it’s
time to find a place for it.
They say if you
work out, you can feel it in 3 weeks, the family will see it in 3 months. I wonder if there will be a physical
change. Hmmmm. Guess I should buy a dress to wear on the
weekend that I end this. If I can find
something on sale, maybe even from a re-sale shop in a size 10, that will be
part of my plan.
If you’re interested
in joining me on a 40 day challenge, let me know. We can cheer each other on, and whine to
someone who will truly understand.
1 comment:
Awesome challenge! I wish I had an hour a day to workout. Someday!
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