Day 1 – What in the Hell am I Thinking
It is past time. 31 years old, and definitely not in the best shape of my life, but I need to do something about it. What that means is, regular exercise, hence the new blog on my site.
This will be for nothing more than tracking my progress on an exercise regimen which will include running and weight training. I have had the weights for far too long, they have been sitting around on my weight bench collecting dust, and today I purchased Nike+ running shoes, the little iPod+Nike sensor, and a new iPod Nano so I can track my running progress.
The picture above is Running Day 1.
On the weight lifting days, I am going to keep track of what type of exercise, the weight, and reps.
That means this will be a pretty boring blog, but despite that, I ask that any of my Twitter or FB friends who see this, please help motivate me. Comment in any way you want, I don’t care what it is, but I know I have a bit of a social network out here and hope you can provide some assistance to poor old me.
I quit smoking a week ago, and this time it is for good. Now it is time to do something about the rest.
Me, post exercise, day 1. Fuck.
October 13th, 2009 at 22:34
You can do it, homey! The first week is hard and then you get in a flow, but around week 6 it gets hard to stay on track. So we’ll be here to kick you in the ass when you need it!
October 13th, 2009 at 22:37
Running sucks! But here’s the thing…just like the quitting smoking thing, it sucks a little less everytime you do it. I downloaded the “Couch Potato to 5K” podcasts, which really helped me as I was getting started. They were definitely designed for somebody like me who had never run and had to pace myself as I went along.
I would be really interested to hear how you like the ipod+nike sensor…I’ve thought about getting it before, but wanted somebody’s honest opinion, so please feel free to advise!
I will follow your progress! Hell, just reading your post made me realize that I can’t really use the “my house doesn’t have a/c” excuse anymore now that it’s fall. I think tomorrow I’ll clear off the treadmill and take a little jog…thanks, Mike.
October 13th, 2009 at 22:48
You can do it! Get your lazy butt up from the computer and get to running!!