So tomorrow marks the end of 40 Days of Fitness (which means I have been 40 for 40 days, yikes!) and I thought I would look back and see what I achieved in 40 Days.
When I came up with the 40 Days idea I really imagined it more as a day by day log of what I had done, but I see it more now as a way to focus on a couple of things during my fairly busy life, to set priorities and form good habits. As a result, the end of 40 Days of Fitness does not mean I can go back to sitting on the couch for hours on end, it was merely a jumping off point.
Did I exercise every single day, no? Did I think about it and plan my activity better? Absolutely! Here is what I have accomplished:
- Bought a Fitbit to help track movement and have averaged over 8,000 steps a day with that avg going up in the past 2 weeks to over 12,000 steps a day.
- Broke up with my old useless gym and found and joined my fabulous new gym where I have consistently worked out at least 4 times a week for the past couple weeks, including lots of swimming and a regular Zumba class.
- Improved my endurance. I can walk and swim farther faster than I could 40 days ago. True confession: a walk to the library that I used to do without thinking about it had necessitated a break in the middle 40 days ago. Now I am back to an acceptable pace and I don't even think about stopping.
- Lost 15 pounds. While weight loss is not my ONLY goal, it is one of them and it is the easiest to measure.
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