Exercise Challenge

McDonald's has these go-active happy meal for adults that come with these cheap stepometers, and some brochures about being more active, how many steps one should be taking a day, and a link to http://www.presidentschallenge.org .

I decided to give it a go, and signed up on the website. The president's challenge is an extension of the elementary school program that has kids all over the nation doing so many crunches and pull ups for medals and such.

They have a couple options, but the one I chose, three weeks ago was the Active Lifestyle one. It asks you to do 30min of activity 5 days a week for 6 out of 8 weeks. You log your activities, which can include your stepometer steps, dancing, walking, and juggling. I've been mostly counting steps and juggling.

I've found though, that trying to extend my steps to 5000 a day (5000= about 30min), just a few extra steps here and there, being more open to finding avenues for activity is really helping me.

Starting on my 4th week tommorrow, I have two complete weeks (president's challenge fills in an arm of a 5 pointed star for each day of activity, and then a full week is a complete star in another section.) So, two full stars, and one week in the middle where I only completed the activity requirement for 4 days of the week.

The overall result is, I am more active than I was three weeks ago. Any more activity than the almost nothing activity I had been doing. It also helps to think of these things as activity and not purely 'exercise'. Also, my 'week' starts on tuesdays. I think that helps too.

Friday, I even went and got a new card to go to the health club I joined with my family in 87, then Mom and I walked around the inner track for around twenty minutes. We're going to try to go a couple times a week.

Saturday, I may have done little aside from my shower and a fanfic readathon, but I did get outside and walk for around the neighborhood for 30 min under the bluest sky I've seen in a long time.

Juggled for about an hour tonight, I can do it while watching TV, it doesn't seem to take much practice to get a little better each time. Juggling is nice, I can do it just about anywhere, and I really do enjoy it. I should pick up some clubs though, for some variety and more heavy practice. Juggling 3 balls does elevate my heartrate after a bit, but I know that clubs would be a real work out, especially because I'm not very good at them, and all the drops means lots of bending and picking stuff up off the ground.

I have some really clear memories of juggling during college. Some are a bit lonely, but clear. A couple of really pleasurable ones involve people and interaction. I don't want to ever give it up.

30 min of some sort of activity, that's actually not all that tough.

Exercise Challenge

McDonald's has these go-active happy meal for adults that come with these cheap stepometers, and some brochures about being more active, how many steps one should be taking a day, and a link to http://www.presidentschallenge.org .

I decided to give it a go, and signed up on the website. The president's challenge is an extension of the elementary school program that has kids all over the nation doing so many crunches and pull ups for medals and such.

They have a couple options, but the one I chose, three weeks ago was the Active Lifestyle one. It asks you to do 30min of activity 5 days a week for 6 out of 8 weeks. You log your activities, which can include your stepometer steps, dancing, walking, and juggling. I've been mostly counting steps and juggling.

I've found though, that trying to extend my steps to 5000 a day (5000= about 30min), just a few extra steps here and there, being more open to finding avenues for activity is really helping me.

Starting on my 4th week tommorrow, I have two complete weeks (president's challenge fills in an arm of a 5 pointed star for each day of activity, and then a full week is a complete star in another section.) So, two full stars, and one week in the middle where I only completed the activity requirement for 4 days of the week.

The overall result is, I am more active than I was three weeks ago. Any more activity than the almost nothing activity I had been doing. It also helps to think of these things as activity and not purely 'exercise'. Also, my 'week' starts on tuesdays. I think that helps too.

Friday, I even went and got a new card to go to the health club I joined with my family in 87, then Mom and I walked around the inner track for around twenty minutes. We're going to try to go a couple times a week.

Saturday, I may have done little aside from my shower and a fanfic readathon, but I did get outside and walk for around the neighborhood for 30 min under the bluest sky I've seen in a long time.

Juggled for about an hour tonight, I can do it while watching TV, it doesn't seem to take much practice to get a little better each time. Juggling is nice, I can do it just about anywhere, and I really do enjoy it. I should pick up some clubs though, for some variety and more heavy practice. Juggling 3 balls does elevate my heartrate after a bit, but I know that clubs would be a real work out, especially because I'm not very good at them, and all the drops means lots of bending and picking stuff up off the ground.

I have some really clear memories of juggling during college. Some are a bit lonely, but clear. A couple of really pleasurable ones involve people and interaction. I don't want to ever give it up.

30 min of some sort of activity, that's actually not all that tough.