At the beginning of Lent, I thought it would be a good idea to use some of my newfound free time to improve my physical fitness. After a gruelling orientation workout at Bally’s back in December, my eyes were opened to the fact that I just wasn’t as “in shape” as I used to be (if I ever was in shape in the first place) – so as Lent began I set out to improve my physcial fitness by taking up both the Two Hundred Situps Challenge and the One Hundred Pushups Challenge. Each challenge is a six-week workout program designed to help you work from wherever you are to the point of being able to do exactly what the challenge states.
In my initial challenge at the start of the six-week challenge I was able to eek out a mere 26 crunches. After the two-week exhaustion test I was up to 44, and slightly concerned that I wasn’t going to make it to the goal of 200 in six weeks.
Well, last night, after four weeks of the six-week program, i did it. I set out to do my week-four exhaustion test, aiming for at least a hundred. Well, I got to 100 and kept going… and going.
210!
It just goes to show you that anyone can improve their physical fitness. I still plan to complete the six-weeks of workouts, and then aim to do 200 crunches three days a week after its over.
What’s next? Maybe I’ll shoot for the Couch to 5k Challenge to improve my cardiovascular fitness.
Yay for you! I’m impressed and duly humbled! Congratulations and keep up the good work.
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wow erin thats awesome :)
so inspiring!