There's a Fitness Streak in Progress

I'm half way through 30 days of fitness. Yay me! I decided on this streak as a kickoff 

after several months of not being able to. It feels great to exercise at high intensity levels without any risks again.

The last 16 days haven't been easy. I've pushed myself to exercise especially on the days I just wanted to rest. I'm thankful those days haven't been many. Since it's my intention to workout for 30 days without a day off, my goal is to do at least 20 minutes. So far, I've worked out for an hour or more on my good workout days and 30 minutes on the days I didn't feel like it. 

I have to remember that it's not easy and I have to take it one day at a time. It helps to plan my exercises for the week. It's nice to know what I'm going to do everyday and I can make changes if necessary. 

Besides jumpstarting the fitness part of my life, I'm doing this for my health. It's not about fitting into a particular size but about my heart health, muscular strength, flexibility and low body fat. To achieve this, I'm alternating cardiovascular and strength training exercises. I've been doing interval or circuit training at home with or without weights. I've been taking cycle, Zumba and Body Pump classes at my local gym to change my home workout routine.

A fitness streak isn't for everyone but if it's something you want to try, give it a shot and you'll be surprised on what your body can do. Just make sure you do a variety of exercises so that you don't get bored. Be safe and here's to your health.

Again, I Can Exercise. Hooray!

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I can't believe it's been six months since I wrote on this blog. I had a few medical issues and I just didn't feel motivated to write. Getting better became my focus.

In November 2013, I had a routine surgery with a predicted two weeks recovery time. I was excited that I would be back on my feet in no time teaching, exercising and just living my normal life. Wrong! A two week recovery period turned into nearly five months due to medical complications from the surgery.

Not only did I have complications, I was told I couldn't do any strenuous activities. I could walk but not too fast. I couldn't break a sweat and my weight limit was 10 pounds. For strength training, I did modified body weight exercises. For instance, I did wall push-ups. Sadly, I had to stop teaching my classes at the local fitness facility. Not teaching my classes as well as not working out hard took some getting use to.

Am I ready to get back into my exercise and teaching lifestyle? Yes! I got my medical clearance to resume strenuous activities and I'm excited. I've slowly increased the intensity of my exercises and I look forward to getting stronger. I look forward to running especially since I want to run a 10K or half marathon this year.  

In addition to working out, I look forward to teaching a strength training class in April. I enjoy teaching group fitness classes and interacting with the clients. My goal is the teach more classes as well.

Expected and unexpected things can keep you from exercising. Once you're back on your feet, you can slowly get back into it one workout at a time. Here's to your health!