I’ve noticed that my blog seems to have become a running and push-ups blog. That’s fine by me as it reflects my next lesson learned.
I’ve found that I HAVE to exercise to lose weight and get healthy. Some people may find that for them they can control what they eat and be in tip top shape but that just doesn’t work for me. I need to run and do my pushups. I need to go to the gym and try and lift weights every so often. I need to get on the crosstrainer, the rowing machine, my bike etc. I need to be active!
- Exercise has many beneficial effects for me. It makes me feel good about myself. There is a certain sense of smugness that sets in as I pass people sitting in their cars or cafes as I’m out running.
- It helps to keep me healthy. My cholesterol has dropped dramatically since I started exercising and eating right. My weight has dropped dramatically. 103 pounds down so far!
- It means I can eat more of finer things in life (hmm…curly fries) as I’m burning more calories. By exercising I’ve built more muscles so I’m burning more calories while I’m just doing my everyday activities!
- Exercise has transformed me from a couch potato into a runner.
Honestly folks, if I can do it then anyone can. I think the mistake some folks make is that they try to do too much at once. If you are just starting out you need to ease into it. Take it one day at a time. Before too long you’ll be one of us happy nutters who are out running in the rain! 
And so, back to pushups and running:
I did day 02 of week 02 the 100 pushup challenge this morning in the gym. The schedule called for 16, 13, 11, 11 and max (min 15). I did the first 16 surprisingly easy although I could feel my abs (or lack thereof) quite strongly. The next 13, 11 and 11 went well as well. In my previous pushup post I said that I would definitely do more than the minimum and so I told myself I had to do at least 20 and I did 20. I’m pretty sure that at least 50% of the pushup challenge is mental so from now on I’ll try and set more ambitious goals!
I also had a good run this morning. I ran for an hour and did 10.3 km at a 5:50 pace.
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Tags: Lessons, fitness, running by AndrewE
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