JCC 2014 Fitness Goals

lol. Yeah...need to get in gear before the wedding, though. Can't be a fat ass on wedding day!

Plus. I have a plan to do a 5k on the morning of the wedding. I think that'd be cool.

 

Awesome, that way you can stuff your face with wedding cake, guilt-free.

 

My iPod touch -as that's what it really is these days- only works with Wi-Fi connection, of which I'm pretty sure I can't get throught the entire length of a walk (no matter which route -I mix & match different ones- I use); those apps wouldn't need a continuous connection, would they not?

 

PM me your address, Tunes. I'll send you a fitbit for Christmas.

 

Sorry, I was pretty sure you had an iPhone. This makes things more difficult. Does your iPod touch have a Nike + app? I have an old iPod Nano with Nike+ pre-installed and it's got run and walk options, with the choice to count steps. So, essentially a pedometer, and it doesn't require Wifi. Perhaps you iPod has something like this?

 

Technically I do, but the phone service has been shutoff since mid-January, thus I've been referring to it as an iPod touch since. And yes, it's got that Nike + app.

 

I see, well, in the meantime may I suggest an old fashioned watch to time your walks? If you know your weight it should be easy to calculate calories burned.

 

You can time it, then also map out your route using something like GeoDistance or Map Pedometer . They let you calculate distance walked (and elevation IIRC). Then you can convert on another site to find mph/kph, plus calories burned. I use them instead of the apps because I have limited data and am often walking 1 or 2 hours a day.

 

I always go with my iPod classic in tow -there's no way I could do this without music- , so I time the walks using its clock.

 

Tunes, I have the same thing. It's an iPhone without data or phone service, so I just use it like an iPod Touch. But! I learned last year that the GPS is still functional, even if you don't have data, so any apps that use GPS should still work.

I've used Zombies, Run! (Paid, but a fun running app/game), RunKeeper, and MapMyWalk all on that iPhone successfully. Although sometimes the GPS will go a little wacky and log like .5-1 miles more or less than I actually did, not sure if it's the elevation or something where I run, but it sometimes drifts pretty severely.

Anyway, give it a try, even if you don't have wi-fi on your whole route. (Actually turning wi-fi off I think makes the GPS more precise).

Also the calorie/activity tracker idea Morella suggested doesn't need continuous wi-fi either! MyFitnessPal is a really good, free app, and you can enter your activity manually. Just tell it you walked for 20 minutes and it'll estimate the calories you burned (It always underestimates what my heart rate monitor says I burned, but at least you have an idea.)

 

I'll give the MapMyWalk, MyFitnessPal apps a try... I'd have too much consternation over that zombie one.

 

3.5 miles on the treadmill this morning, the 5k in 25:50.

I've trimmed off a few pounds from my jobless stint but have hit a wall at 160 lbs.

 

So I've been eating like crap for the whole month and have gained like 3 lbs...

...but, I'm at a wedding party weekend and I totally just said no to cake! So that counts, right?

 

I've been having a rough time adding mileage. Working full time and having 2 kids does not make it easy to find extra time. I've been trying to get out for a 14 mile run since the middle of May. Today, just now I ran 14 miles!!!!!

So many times I thought I couldn't make it and wanted to stop and walk. Keep going I told myself one foot in front of the other. I just ran 13 miles two weeks ago, I have no idea why there was such a loud voice in my mind telling me I couldn't do it.

I managed to quiet enough the voice to finish Wonder how loud the voice will be next week when I try to run 15 miles

 

Since last I posted here, my friend and I have been going to a gym regularly and I've been running every day for the past few months. I haven't noticed physical results yet, but I feel great. People at work have commented that I've made visible progress too.

 

Did half an hour in the treadmill at 5 mph with an incline of 5 the whe time to try and mix things up.

 

I had to take in 6inches off of my X-wing jumpsuit to make it fit properly. That made me happy.

 

Guys, I need some motivation!

I took a lot of time off from swimming, my preferred workout, to study back in April and May, and now that's over and I did well, but for every day in the water, I've spent four out. It's been going on for nearly three months and I'm starting to feel like a lazy slug.

 

If I can start walking again, then I'd hope you'd be able to resume swimming. Regardless of the exact purpose, you should find comfort & enjoyment in that activity once again.

 

I had a big kick in the teeth yesterday, Cor, so I know what you're saying. I went to the gym after not working out for 16 days. For my last workout before my break, I rode a stationary bike for 50 mins. For my workout yesterday, I rode a stationary bike for 50 mins. The difference in performance? I was a whole mile less! Plus, I was beat! I was barely able to move.

Plus, I'm 5lbs heavier this month than last.

But...I'm back at it now. If this ish were easy, everyone would be doing it. You got this.

 

You have access to a pool to swim in? I'm jealous, go swim some laps for me

I attended a track meet tonight. I ran a 6:47 mile, the fastest mile I have clocked since having my second baby last Sept

 

15 mile run was not as bad as I expected this morning. Just so you all know when I do these long runs they are not fast, my average pace this morning was 9:38 per mile. I have an advantage in that I've always been involved in sports. Been running for the better part of 13 years. Before tearing ligaments in my ankle in 2012 and then being pregnant most of 2013 I could run a 5k in under 21 minutes and a marathon in under 3:30. So far my fastest 5k this year has been 23:18 so I feel like I have a ways to go. But I realize for a 36yr old female that has had two kids I'm doing pretty good