JCC 2015 Fitness Goals

i'm gonna lose 5 kgs and get my mothers dog, who is currently living with me for fat camp, down the last 3 kgs.

maybe go for a run at some point. who knows.

 

Not die.

 

Lift more. Run more.

 

Sorry to hear about the stress fractures :-(

Have you tried running with a forefoot/midfoot strike? I know it's hard as hell to change a gait that's seen some mileage but it might be worth a try.

My main goal right now is to strict one arm press a 48kg/106lb kettlebell by May. I'm signed up for an advanced kettlebell instructor course and it's the one thing in the battery of physical tests that I can't do yet.

 

I am already down 11 pounds from my highest weight evah after losing my grandmother and having an internal organ to decide to explode while I was teaching class. I have been making sure to walk at least 10k, 5 miles a day. I also am going to get into the pool and swim at least 2 times a week. I also want to run a mile twice a week. Even though I enjoy running, my body does not. I am also a grad student so I know that fitness is not going to be my first priority each week and that is ok! The main goal is to lose 70 pounds, but I am sure my DR wants it to be closer to 100 pounds. I am a fat ass

 

Hoom for 2015 I want to run more consistently, but would like to maintain weight/measurements. I already restarted my gym membership again (I got too poor end of the year) so there shouldn't be any issue.

 

I gotta let my back heal (I've been told that full recovery could take up to two years). The best thing I can do for that, right now, is walking. I've been walking every day, and I'll gradually increase the distance as time goes on. I've also been doing my physical therapy exercises, which are pretty mellow, considering I'm only a couple of weeks out from surgery,, but they're helping. So, I guess my goal for this year is to gradually recover and become stronger.

 

The more running you've done with a heel strike, the tougher it is. Having said that, the biggest difficulty is getting mileage in without reverting to the old gait, so post injury is a good time to try. Tomorrow I'll see if I can dig out some low impact drills for transitioning to fore/mid strike.

 

Thanks for starting this thread, @anakinsfansince1983. I'm going to be pretty busy these next few months so I new I wouldn't really be able to participate in this thread very much.

My personal fitness goals for this year are going to be fitbit-focused. I'm a huge fan because it keeps me off my butt. I can't help but run/walk in place when I'm at home watching TV these days, which has done wonders for keeping me active. You'd be amazed how much of a sweat you can work up by running in place for a couple hours.

My goal is do at least 10k steps per day and 5 miles. I'll also be doing at least 1 30 day challenge each month. I plan to go for 2 or 3, though--at least until the wedding in April. I've already started the squat challenge. It's been...painful.

I completely changed my running gait in 2013. It took just over 3 months of consistent practice, but it's made all the difference in the world. I haven't had a running-related injury (not related to clumsiness, anyway) since. I agree with @slightly-unhinged that it's worth working starting during your recovery period.

 

Loving your work, everyone. I will be trying, again, to run a sub-3.30 marathon. I have 42 seconds standing in my way!

 

I lost 20 kilos in 2014, would not mind losing 6-10 more in order to feel completely fit.

Oh, and cycle 50-100 km per week, depending on the time of the year.

 

This is great. I love this thread.

 

I want to run a half marathon in under 2 hours since I missed that mark in November 7 minutes.

 

As many of you know, I just moved so it turns out the new place is not very runner-friendly. I haven't seen any decent park and there's almost no sidewalks. My goal for now is to find a relatively safe route or at least a good gym and settle for treadmill running, at least for the time being.

At home I can do some yoga and other things. But I wish I'd be able to run a couple miles 4-5 times a week.

 

I've had a similar problem when it comes to running. I have plenty of space, but a few of our neighbors have taken to letting their dogs wander untethered in their front yards and I'm not interested in getting chased by a dog when I go running.

On the upside, there's a school less than a mile away that has a great track that I can run around. On the downside, it's running around a track.

 

I'd be happy with a track, that's much better than a treadmill and safer than on the roads. We did drive around the block the other day and noticed two large dogs with no leash. That's a whole lot of nope in my book.

How do you get to use a school track? Do all schools allow this or what? I'd like to know more because that sounds like a good idea.

 

Cushy's goal for 2015 is to rebuild my arm and chest strength by wheeling outside a lot more and to strive and regain the ability to walk short distances on my forearm crutches consistently by year's end. I haven't really been able to walk at all for nearly two years now.

 

Good on you Cushy. There's a school track not far from where I live which is quite widely used by the public outside school activity hours.

 

Thank you, Yak. In my High School days Cushy wheeled around the track as part of Special Ed. Did weight lifting too. Miss that. I would *love* to be able to get access to a thing that looks like one wheel almost of a bike that you pedal with hands instead of feet. I could usually go 1.5-1.8 mi in 10 mins on it and on good days 2.2. I also miss the rowing machine. But, these last four years have been tough so Cushy starting slow.

 

Those racing chairs are incredible machines. Sometimes at events I enter I'm very tempted to catch a tow!