In May, my goal was to workout everyday of the month and I accomplished it. I followed Fitbie's FitStreak challenge and worked out for at least 20 minutes daily.
The first 10 days were easy but day 11 was challenging. I wanted to take a day off but I was motivated by my goal to push through the goal. On that day, I decided to workout for only 20 minutes but exercised for 40 minutes. Starting a workout is the hardest but once the body is warmed up and endorphins kick in, you can go longer.
Although the goal was to exercise for at least 20 minutes, I worked out over 40 minutes almost everyday. I did a variety of exercises such as Wii Zumba, interval training, indoor cycling, Jillian Michaels' (30-day Shred Level 1 and Six Weeks Six-Pak Ab Workout) and strength training. I did these exercises on my own time in addition to teaching my group fitness classes four times a week. One of my favorite was interval training using Greatist' 30-Minute, No Gym Bodyweight Workout.
It was my favorite because I didn't need weights to get a great cardio and strength training for my body and I was drenched in sweat and tired at the end. Instead of doing jump tucks, I ran for a minute because I didn't want to do anything that would cause pain in my lower back. I'm still nervous about certain exercises since my bulging disk issue last year.
I tweeted my daily workouts to Fitbie and sometimes they retweeted my tweets. It wasn't challenging to workout everyday. It was part of my daily schedule and I strive to make it happen. There was only one day I was working out late around nine o'clcok in the evening because of a family obligation earlier in the day. I'm glad that I set this fitness goal and I achieved it.
I'm looking for another fitness goal to accomplish but I don't know what yet. Working out everyday is doable but it's important to vary the exercises. Here's to my health.
