Monday, July 25.
No better day than today to make a committment to begin the journey to become the best me I can possibly be.
Hi Rebecca! I am a firm believer in approaching my health wholistically. I entitled this thread "NEWSTART" because it means the following:
N - Nutrition
E - Exercise
W - Water
S - Sunshine
T - Temperance/Self control
A - Fresh Air
R - Rest
T - Trust in God
If I include improving all these aspects into my health quest I believe I will achieve physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health.
My nutrition goal is to follow the McDougall plan faithfully as well as eliminate flour products and sugar.
My husband is in the army (duh) and he has suggested I aim for passing the army fitness test because that way I have someting definite to shoot for. I think he's right. The test only has three components and they are perfect measures of physical fitness; push-ups (upper body strength, core strengthening, endurance), sit-ups (core strength) and a 2 mile run. No fancy workout necessary, all you need is shoes, space and time. The army has standards appropriate for varying ages. My goal is to achieve 65% on all three components. If you are interested you can check out the standards at:
www.apft-standards.comI will begin by just walking 2 miles as fast as I can and improve on the time from week to week. I will do modified push-ups (on my knees and hands, keeping back straight) and modified sit-ups (crunches, not full range of motion - yet
) and track my progress
Rebecca, please let me know your goals so that I can know what exactly you're shooting for and encourage you as you do it! Can't wait to hear from you!