The first step is the hardest.
The first week of the New Year and you’re already feeling the strain of your fitness resolution. But fear not-small steps can lead to great results. Just think of the late Neil Armstrong, with his “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” attitude.
If you wrote down every mile you walked, ran, biked or swam till this August, how far do you think you would go? According to my calculator, I’d be somewhere around 960 miles.
30 miles per week x 4 weeks=120 miles a month
120 miles x 8 months= 960 miles
Now imagine joining forces with other mileage clockers. Think you’re steps could take you to the moon, if only technically? That’s what Nick B at Tribesports.com is hoping. He created a challenge where our collective steps will take us 384,400 km, the distance from Earth to the moon.
The challenge is easy enough, because you’ll already be exercising. All you have to do is add them into the pool of other challenge takers to have your miles count to the total distance goal.
How have your fitness goals been going thus far? Are you all gun-ho about them or are you already questioning why you made them? Let me know in the comments.
My fitness goals have been going great so far! I hope you make it to the moon.
That’s awesome!!! Keep at them. And thanks for the support. Hope we make it to the moon too!
I didn’t make specific fitness goals other than just to do it. But while I’m fine with yoga and walking I seem to be having trouble getting myself over to this new place to start my cardio barre classes (I have 10 paid for). I know I just need to go to one and then I’ll be fine but I keep making excuses to not go to the first one. It’s really weird…
That’s me and all the cheap or free yoga classes I keep hearing about. I know I should go, but I just can’t seem to get my ass there.
Mental blocks are the hardest thing to get over.
I started back on my fitness regimen again. Getting started is always the hardest part. I’m an old gym rat so I’m loving it.
Cyber high five! I’m a gym rat too.
So far, I have been sticking with my normal workout routines, but I did meet with a nutritionist/trainer at my gym to go over some new weight lifting routines and nutrition intakes.
That’s a good idea. I’ve thought of doing the same, but between you and me, I’m sort of terrified of the staff at my gym.
I know what you mean. I went and spoke to one guy about a year ago and asked if I needed to tone my arms and he pinched my under arm skin! It wasn’t in a nice, advising way either – but more judgment! That’s why I waited a year to talk to anyone else. I’m not a huge fan of the ‘meathead’ guys that train at my gym.
I’ve found that people who work at gyms can be similar to those working in retail. Some are awesome and others have no business being there. I remember when I was 16 going to a gym and being forced to speak to a trainer. The guy forced me to get on a scale and in public, no less! Totally traumatic. I have had some serious horror stories. Maybe I should write a post about it.
Just found your blog off of Pinterest. Now I will be an avid reader. Great tips and you are around my age so it is great that I can compare myself and to your workouts. I always find blogs about women losing weight after pregancy and I am like gah… as you can notice, I’m weird lol. Well keep up the good work and also would love if you ever became your own website instead of just a blog!
Cheers
You’re not weird!! I’ve been fitness obsessed since I was in junior high. Me and my friend use to actually jog around the parking lot of our school during our lunch break, lol.Thanks so much for reading my blog!! xo