21DFC Day 7 – Celebrating 1 Week of Fitness!
This is Day 7 of the 21-Day Fitness Challenge (21DFC) for Feb 2012. View all posts made during the challenge: 21DFC Overview.
Hello and welcome to Day 7 (Feb 9) of the 21-Day Fitness Challenge! 
It’s been 1 week since 21DFC started – can you believe it??? Feels like I’ve been doing this forever – in a good way! After 7 days of crazy, intense exercising, I now feel like exercising such a natural part of my life. Additionally, I look forward to my exercise sessions, whereas I used to dread them in the past. It sure has been a big shift for me.
Not to forget, the benefits of my workouts have been aplenty, as I shared in my Day 4 update. I still stand by every single one of the benefits I cited there.
Seriously, forget about fad diets, slimming centers, surgery, medicine that drugs you and treats only symptoms, circular therapy, coffee/caffeine/red bull, etc. An increased level of fitness not only ushers in a plethora of benefits which many of us seek external sources for, but best of all – it’s all free. Engaging in physical activity and workouts regularly for a better life, a stronger, more attractive, and healthier body, a clearer mind, a happier self, and a more aligned you. I say it’s a worthwhile investment.
We now have 2 more weeks to go. In these 2 weeks, let’s make every day count, shall we?
I’m now going to share my update for Day 7 – which will be my last blog update for the challenge (I’ll still be working out daily and posting my progress in the comments sections of the daily posts, so not to worry!). I hope you’ve found my detailed updates, photos and daily musings in the 1st week to be helpful in spurring you forward in your fitness goals.
In place of that, I’ll be turning Week 2 of 21DFC into a different format – which I’ll be sharing tomorrow. Stay tuned! 
My 21DFC Progress, Day 7
So today I woke up later than expected, because I had turned in pretty late yesterday from working. (Busy putting together my latest project, which will be a videos channel – Very excited about it! Stay tuned at PE for future announcements. )
Hence I didn’t get to fit in my morning jog as I intended to yesterday. But having learned from my experience on Day 5, I did not let it dampen my day. Instead, I headed to the gym for my 1st workout for the day.
Walking to the gym over taking the bus, as I did on Day 2 and Day 4.
As it was noon when I set off for the gym, it was FLAMING HOT. My neck was burning in the 30 minutes walk. Don’t let the picture above fool you. Refer to the image below instead:
Don’t mess with the sun in Singapore! It’ll burn you alive!
Jokes aside, I really like the warm and sunny weather here. Give me warm any day over cold. I was freezing my butt off half the time when I was in US during the winter season. I’m definitely glad to be back in the tropical climate.
When I reached the gym, I promptly applied for my gym membership. I wasn’t able to do so on Day 4 because they needed a passport-size photo of me, so this time I came prepared. 
I came, I applied, and I got my 6-month membership right away (at a crazy low cost of $30USD for the full 6 months, because it’s a non-peak membership and it’s in a public sports center). There’s NO stopping me from using the gym as and when I want to now, MU-HA-HA-HA! I digress.
Using the recumbent bike.
This time, I worked out for over an hour, compared to 45 minutes in my previous 2 gym visits. Having a smartphone during your workout really makes a difference! I just bought a phone yesterday (a HTC touch screen), so today I was busy checking my emails, sending messages, installing applications, listening to podcasts, listening to music, and watching Youtube videos as I did my workout. The result? The time flew by like a breeze! I was already having fun with my gym workouts prior to this, but getting this phone is a godsend to maximizing my time at the gym. YAY for combining productivity and fitness in one go!
Since my smartphone is proving to be a highly valuable entertainment and educational device, I definitely intend to use it for my jogs as well. Apart from listening to podcasts and music as I jog, there are apps to forward my jogging endeavors. I’ve already installed this jogging application (Map My Run) which I’m going to use to track my jogging route, time taken, and calories expended.
As next step, I will be getting a shoulder-strap thingy to hold my phone in place as I jog. Probably sometime this weekend. In the meantime, I’ll continue to jog solo and enjoy the morning/evening breeze as it stands.
Evening came, and I went for my usual 3.6km / 2.2 mile jog. Since my blisters have healed, it’s back to barefoot running again for me.
Caught sight of the lovely moon in the night sky as I was running just now. I didn’t realize it’s the full moon tonight!
The beautiful full moon against the dark sky and several high-rise buildings
And that’s it for my Day 7 update.
As a quick round-up, here’s my fitness chart for week 1 of 21DFC:
Week 1 of my 21-Day Fitness Chart
Apart from not completing my desired exercise sessions for Day 5, I’m quite happy with my performance for the 1st week. I’m also happy that I have sufficiently challenged myself in my fitness (as I had pledged to do in Day 0′s pre-work), by pushing myself to go for 2 workout sessions over just 1. This is quite frankly the first time I’ve ever worked out so hard in my life, ever. And I’m very proud of it.
Moving forward for Week 2, I plan to continue my workouts in a sustainable manner, as I want to make this a life-time habit. While working out twice a day, every day, in the past week has been amazing, it’s not exactly sustainable in the long haul, unless I’m planning for a professional career in fitness (which I’m not).
Rather, I’m planning to do at least one actual exercise session (40 minutes – 1 hour long) each day – with 2 sessions for every 2-3 days, depending on my schedule. I’ll be embarking on new personal goals in Week 2 (I had sort of been putting them on hold during Week 1 as I wanted to solidify my fitness habits first), so it’ll be interesting to see how I maintain my new-found fitness as I manage new commitments. I’ll continue with the “default” basic activities such as walking over taking the bus (for short-medium distances), climbing the stairs over taking the elevator, and so on.
Really looking forward to how Week 2 will unfold. I’m really excited, guys!!! Let’s continue to cheer and support each other in our quest for a fitter, healthier lifestyle!
How About YOUR Day 7? Share Your Progress!
How did YOUR 21DFC Day 7 go? Did you get to complete your scheduled activity? Did you achieve any personal victories? Did something unexpected crop up, which made you learn some valuable personal lessons?
Regardless of how your day went, we want to hear it all. 21DFC is not about sharing ‘flawless’ fitness progress, but about sharing everything our journey towards a healthier, fitter life – obstacles and all. Post your day’s journal in the comments section! If you have any images to share, simply upload them to Photo Bucket or Imgur first, then include the link(s) in your reply.
- What physical activity did you do (if any), and for how long?
- If you didn’t get to do any physical activity, why? And what can you do about it such that the same thing doesn’t happen again?
- Now that Week 1 is over, what is your fitness plan for Week 2?
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Today there was a problem is my mobile and the stopwatch (of my mobile) got reset again. Which is why I am not sure how long I worked out. But I worked out less today. I danced, jogged in place, walked and did cross-over flings. I am feeling a little tired and have been feeling like this for some time so I am planning not to exercise today, and I hope I regain more energy for tomorrow’s exercise
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I wrote, “so I am planning not to exercise today,”, sorry I made a mistake, it should be “so I am planning not to exercise today anymore“, as I already exercised today.
And sorry I didn’t notice this question: How are you integrating them into your life after the challenge ends?
OK, so my answer to this question is…Well, it actually depends on what I want. I change my mind a lot. So, I may not be interested in daily exercise later or I may have a lot of zest for exercise. But it really depends on my wants actually, whether I will want to be integrating them later or not. I may or may not integrate them later. Hope I was able to explain this properly
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Nice mix of exercise! Thinking of incorporating cross-over flings in my exercise too..
I think i got what you mean in your answer… so maybe continuing to exercise daily will depend on whether you think of workouts as a necessity or simply as a low-priority activity? Hope the best works out for you Monisha
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As it turns out, school is canceled the whole week ’cause of the snow (yay, mini-vacation, lol).
My back and arms are really sore after yesterday’s 30 minutes workout and it’s again “that time of the month”. I don’t know how you, ladies, handle exercise during this period, but I had to exercise less than yesterday so I did again the 10 mins cardio workout. Hopefully, tomorrow I’ll try and pull the 30 mins again.
“How are you integrating them [ the exercises] into your life after the challenge ends?” What I’ve realized this past week is that whenever I said “I don’t have enough time” or “I’m just too tired to exercise”, those were only excuses. So I intend to workout everyday, even if it’s 10 minutes or 30 minutes, important is to get up and move
There is always enough time and energy as long as you’re willing to do something. 
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Congrats on the mini vacation!
The moves were simple & fun and sometimes painfully hard too … but as they say, “no pain no gain”!
I did that aerobics routine you shared with everyone the other day in the posts & I like it a lot even though I had no idea what they were saying
Sometimes when I intend to workout for only 10 minutes, it lasts longer. So I think that what you said about getting up and moving is so true, well said
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Glad you used it
Haha, it’s the same thing as the video Jaleen shared, I’ve tried it although they speak in Korean and I don’t understand a thing xD But it’s effective!
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I went out an school excursion to the Singapore Discovery Centre to commemorate Total Defence Day today, which was why I was pretty much on my feet for the whole morning.
Apart from that, I haven’t done any exercise today YET. I intend on swimming for about an hour or so at around 5 or 6 pm today. (And the update for that will be later)
But now, I have an answer for the question: How are you integrating them into your life after the challenge ends?
Daily, I usually swim and have duty (on school days). Since 21DFC, I’ve been stopping a stop earlier so I have to walk a little longer. I may also start a weekly habit of going to the nearby stadium and have a run.
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Yipeeee i got to it, 25 minutes of a walk and that to, as to my expected standards of briskness….
and fit day ahead
thanks Celes its only your efforts, the motivation from being inspired by those on the forum and not forgetting my kids’ beliefs that i’d be able to do it…..
it may seem to y’all that i’m overdoing my excitement on this, but truly the art of achieving a goal set overshadows how high or low it was set…..
As I said yesterday i’d try listening to trance, I don’t take my tablet out during the walk, so i had the trance video from youtube converted to mp3 to play on my phone, didn’t work….
would try so again….
but more-so-ever, i’m more expecting to try out what Celes and Kate Britt suggested, trying to listen to podcasts as when i take a walk…..would do so this very evening….
good day then…wishing you all a
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Oops missed the integration part….
well for me i’m not going to set space in my life as from now for exercise
you know why?
exercise is now already part of life for me, not just an essential but do-away-able bit……
thank you sooo much Celes
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“exercise is now already part of life for me, not just an essential but do-away-able bit”
I think that is the best possible result anyone can hope to get out of 21DFC, ASLO!
And the biggest reward I can get for conducting this challenge. I’m so happy to hear that – thank you for your amazing work. 
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Hey y’all i just tried out taking a walk while listening to the podcast…..to put it simply….its amazing…..
you know today i had gone out window shopping, ours is a small town, though we are developing rapidly and have huge malls, i browsed through 3 such places each at separate ends of the town and i went walking as i covered these distances….:-)
Celes and Kate, thanks for this, it really teaches you a lot more than when you listen to it in the comfort of your room…..
And by the way, i listened to Wayne Dyer, a great and very inspiring speaker….y’all should try out listening to some of his podcasts or videos from videos…..
P.S, Celes, looking forward to a day when we can tune in to your podcasts as well…..
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Hey Aslo, I’m so glad we helped you discover something new to enhance your walking life. Listening to podcasts sure makes the time fly by, doesn’t it. I hadn’t ever thought about the aspect you mentioned, “it really teaches you a lot more than when you listen to it in the comfort of your room.” I’ve only ever listened to podcasts while walking! I think you must be right — according to various theories of mind and body, activity increases synapse activity in our brains. Plus, listening to ‘learning’ materials does too. So it makes total sense that putting the two together would enhance both of them synergistically.
I want to tell you that you’ve just gotten me excited about going on my next walk. I’m going to download some new podcasts for it, and I can hardly wait. Thanks!
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Well by the time we got home was after 10pm so trust WII to the rescue did 35 minutes consisting of bowling, tennis, golf & 10 minutes of boxing! Wow the boxing really gets your heart rate up & still 30 minutes later still pumping faster, that’s the best from the WII yet!!!!
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20 minutes of knee exercises, 20 minutes of upper body work w/ stability ball, and 20 minutes of core work w/ stability ball. 10 minutes of stretching and 10 minutes of meditation.
I’m finding it hard to be active throughout the day. I workout in the morning but then I’m chained to my desk at work and I come home to sit on the couch or play piano.
Anyone have any ideas on how to be more active but still relax in the evenings?
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You did a good workout!
I read somewhere that sitting straight is some kind of a workout.
I generally clean/organize the house whenever I feel I want to be active when at home.. There is always something to clean, organize or change around the house =)
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Same as yesterday for me today. Another 30 minutes on the rebounder
That’s about it really.
Tomorrow will probably be the same
We have to pick up a friend from the airport, so I don’t think I’ll get in that long walk tomorrow either.
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Keep up the good work Glenn! It all counts
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Today was one of the first normal sorts of school days that I had planned for in that I would come home, talk to my mom a bit and then go upstairs to do my exercises. I think this system will work until I go to university and then I’ll have to sort something else out then.
Today I went on the exercise bike for 10 minutes (5km) and used the Wii Fit for around 20 minutes (got a lot of new things to try). It was good.
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Good job! I always wanted to try wii fit, hopefully I’ll get one when I get a job =)
How is it? do you like working with it??
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I really like it. I feel self-conscious when I exercise so it’s in my room and I can just do exercise in my room. It’s really good because you start out having 5-10 activities in Yoga, strength exercises and aerobics and you get a point for each minute of exercise and there’s a score that you get for each thing so it makes you want to do better each time. I especially likes that it measures your weight and BMI each time and makes a graph of how it changes.
Good luck with the rest of the challenge
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That sounds fun actually..
I like that you can do different kinds of activities as well, and it keeps track of things for you..
I’m also self conscious while doing exercise, all that huffing and puffing =) It’s nice that you have some space in your room to do your workout..
Best of luck to you as well, and let’s keep working out!
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Today, I went exactly according to my plan yesterday! ^^
My class finished at 1pm, went to have lunch with colleague until 1:30pm, rest for 1 hour+, then bought a ticket to the gymnasium in my college. I started to run on the treadmill at 3pm, and stopped after 30 minutes. I ran for 2.6km, burned 153 calories. ^^
After taking the bathe and came out from the club house, I could see the mountain at the back of the club house, felt the wind, the feeling was really nice and relaxing!!
Again, I hope that I can make it happen for every Thursday of this semester!! ^^
Tomorrow, I will go for cycling if it is a good weather, or else I will stay at home for home aerobics or running in place again.
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Well done for sticking to your plan and getting some quality exercise in!
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Thanks for your message, zingfairy! ^^
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What zingfairy said – great job, Jaleen.
I’m sure if you schedule a gym session for every Thursday into your calendar, and make it a priority on your list, it will surely happen! I realize the times when I don’t exercise is because I made something else a priority. When I make fitness my #1 though, I naturally have time to work out.
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Thanks, Celes!
Yup, I hope that I can continue this activity as one of the high priority activities for the rest of my life~! ^^
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I see muscles
It’s great to see some improvement on my body, I’m very happy..
I did 30min of cardio on the elliptical and 45 min of strength training.
I want to continue my daily workout after the challenge but probably not this vigorously..
I still need to learn how to do it the same time every day..
I also love listening to music when I’m on the elliptical, it keeps me excited and I don’t get bored if the music is fast =) So for those of you who can use pandora app, they have a “dance cardio radio” and it’s fast music to accompany you while you do your cardio..
Also I’ve started using an iphone app called MyNetDiary. It’s free and I can keep track of my workout as well as my food and water intake.. I really like it and I hope it’ll help me with my emotional eating..
Have a good workout everyone!!
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Wow, vigorous indeed! I am simply amazed right now…Wow, haha. It’s nice to see that you’re committed but make sure you find a middle way, a balanced amount of time assigned for workouts, otherwise you might end up fatigued&sore all over and most likely you’ll stop exercising. Also good luck with the emotional eating, I am fighting against it, too, and I know it takes time and ambition to stop this unhealthy habit. Go, Ozum!
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Thank you for the encouraging words!
You know before this challenge every time I tried working out I would feel soo tired afterwards that I couldn’t do anything else.. I’m not sure why, may be because we are doing it daily now, that I don’t feel like that at all.. But yes, I’m sore all over =)
I also eat when I’m bored, and it became such a habit that every time I’m worried or bored I eat.. I read in an article that we need to rewire our thinking.. That every time we feel those feelings that makes us eat, we should do something else instead.. But as you said it’s not easy to change it, but we should keep trying..
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Actually, since 21DFC began I’ve also been monitoring my emotional eating and trying to “fix” it. I’ve read Celes’ article on emotional eating, too, she gives great explanations and tips about it. So now, whenever I feel like eating something (even though I’ve just ate or I’m not hungry), I stop and ask myself: “When did you eat last time?”, “Are you really hungry?”, “How do you feel?” and once I realize it’s actually emotional eating I engage in other activities: reading, watching a movie, calling a friend, going for a walk, etc. It worked until now
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I should read Celes’ article as well, thanks for reminding..
I can understand that it’s difficult to fix it, since it didn’t occur overnight..
For me it’s been around 5 years. But now I feel like it needs to change, and I was thinking may be exercising daily can have a positive impact on the emotional eating. Didn’t happen though..
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Hey Ozum! Great work your workouts – I’m so proud of you.
Know that the soreness is just temporary. It’s our body growing stronger. I’m somewhat sore in my body, but it is a lot better than the beginning of the challenge, when I was just starting my exercises after a long period of not working out. 
In place of the soreness, is a feeling of strength and vitality.
On emotional eating, you may want to check out the 6-part emotional eating series which I wrote on PE (the same one Lina mentioned). It has a complete guide of how I overcame emotional eating in my life. I personally recommend beyond ‘rewiring’ our thinking, but to understand how the current sentiments about food were formed, so you can address them. I had extremely serious emotional eating issues in the past, and today my relationship with food is a lot healthier.
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Thanks Celes! I would definitely read them..
Also may be you can give us some food/eating tips while we are doing the fitness challenge.. I feel like food and working out is related somehow, but I just cannot create a harmony between them..
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Hey Ozum! I covered a fair bit regarding food/eating in last month’s Live a Healthier Life in 21 Days Challenge, so I recommend you take a look at the tasks there. Specifically Days 11, 12, 13, 15, and even Day 7/14 (the weekly review task).
The reason why both seems linked in your life in the moment is because that’s how it’s linked in your mind. For example, in the past I would eat a lot more if I plan to exercise. In retrospect, now that I’ve cleared the bulk of my emotional eating issues and having incorporated fitness as a mainstay in my life, I realized that it’s because (a) I used to see fitness as a burden/drag/chore (b) I saw food as love/energy (c) Making myself workout, would deplete my mental energy (since I saw it as a chore), which then led to me wanting to eat to replenish that. However, having unlinked food from love in my mind, and having fostered a genuine interest in fitness, the whole “eating more when I work out” situation disappeared. If anything, I actually more healthily / eat less when I work out, because I want to keep on with the momentum.
I again recommend the emotional eating guide, because I share in deep detail how I dug out my eating issues. The fasting series may be potentially helpful too (for those whose eating is extremely out of control).
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I’v started reading emotional eating series, and a lot of the things you describes fit me..
I might have done fasting to learn to see the food as a source of living instead of something to be connected emotionally but I’m already underweight without doing any kind of diet thanks to my parents’ genes..
So my problem is not weight but the emotional ups and downs of the compulsive eating. For the last month I have been eating fairly healthy, lots of veggies and fruits, but as you mentioned in your article, I overeat even the healthy stuff.. Just 2 days ago I finished the whole relatively large melon, and then I had stomach ache and cramps for 2-3 hours that I couldn’t even move..
I really hope the articles can show me a way of correcting this problem..
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Thanks for the tip about the dance cardio radio Ozum. I like to listen to music or watch something on netflix when I run on the treadmill. It makes me lose track of time as well and I find this works well for me
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I know! The music really makes the time go faster.. And I can see that my speed increases if the music is fast too =) it’s like dancing, but on a machine..
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On day 0 I set out to walk a minimum of 10.000 steps a day.
I managed 73,832 steps in 7 days, averaging 12,305 a day!
Compared to last friday I lost 0,7 kgs. That isn’t as much as I’d hope for but on the other hand I am already feeling better.
And that’s what counts!
Next week will even be better!
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Congratulations Raymond! That’s awesome! Feeling better is the start of good things to come I think! Pat yourself on the back & be proud of yourself!
You are right…..Next week will be even better!
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Great work Raymond! 0.7kg in a week is a lot actually. Don’t let the number distract you – instead continue increasing your fitness as you’ve done. The weight loss is an effect, not the cause, so we should focus on the cause instead, which is our attitude towards fitness and healthy eating. The more our mind aligns itself towards that lifestyle, the more that lifestyle will manifest naturally.
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Wow I can’t believe it has been a week already
Taking part in this challenge surely brings me a new feeling and perspective of exercises.
I’m never into sport and I used to think that being not good at physical activities is my gene. Of course, not anymore 
I’m so much more active and thanks to exercises in the morning, I feel more energetic and awake, which helps my study a lot 
My 1st week is quite normal, I guess. I’ve been exercisisng and doing activities that I hardly did before. But I think I’m getting into it slowly, not pushing myself too much
. Therefore, I plan to increase the length as well as the intension of my activities.
I finished my plans for yesterday like I said. However today, I didn’t do the morning exercise as usual because I woke up too late and had to go to school quickly
. I didn’t like this at all. I feel tired and rushed without my normal shower and exercise. @.@
And definitely, I’m gonna do my exercise before bed as usual.
Without a morning exercise, I tried to be active by running and stair climbing when I went to class
In the afternoon, I did a small exercise for about about 10 mins. I’m gonna do an aerobics work out for 30-45 mins after finish all my preps.
P/s: Everybody seems to be doing really well
Without joing the challenge, I may never get physical activities become a part of my routine and life 
Anyway, let’s finish this challenge greatly together, everyone 
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really great 45 min spin class today.
was a bit disheartened to see that i only burned 300 calories according to my body monitor
fyi if you are looking to track how many calories you burn all day whether jogging or cooking…consider this product. i recommend it and you can find it at costco. it tracks all sorts of info incl. sleep quality and steps taken and others.
http://www.bodymedia.com
for next week i am going to try to walk more.
goal is 8000 steps a day.
and maybe try working out earlier and going to bed earlier.
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Hey stuart, burning 300 calories is a lot. I don’t think you should be disheartened? Considering most people burn about 1500-1800 calories a day, 300 calories is like an additional 17-20% more calories than usual. If you’re looking into fitness as a tool for weight loss, I find it’s a great reminder to eat healthily and consume in line with our calorie needs (what I shared in part-2 of the guide to overcome emotional eating), because it may be easy to consume those extra calories, but a whole different deal to get them off.
Thanks for staying through Week 1 and reporting in without fail.
You’re doing marvelously. All the best for Week 2 ahead!
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Day 7!! Where did that go? I was pretty busy at work today and didn’t get out of the office for long so I went to the gym straight from work tonight.
15 mins rowing, 10 mins cycling and then I used various weight machine for my quads and my chest. Then a warm down and shower.
About 50 minutes all in all but I had to get back for 7 pm, so I couldn’t spend much longer.
I’m away on a course for the weekend so it will be sit ups and squats in my hotel room. i probably won’t be able to post tomorrow or Saturday but rest assured, I will make sure I keep up the exercising. I won’t let you all down!
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Last night after dinner I finally did 20′ meditation after long time. Like any yoga student all physical exercise to me is mainly preparation for good meditation.
Today unfortunately I woke up lethargic and with a slight inflamed throat. I exercise anyway 20′ before breakfast. Again I want to emphasize that in my yoga routine the muscles are just a part of it: I do exercises for my throat, stomach and breathing, which are all very important.
This morning I exercised especially my throat and luckily It felt immediately better. But I still had to deal with low energy so I decided not to running.
In the afternoon I had a scheduled medical control for renoving my driving licence and decided to walk instead to catch a bus. It’s 5,6km on google map and considering I took the wrong road a couple of times, I did at least 6 km. On the way back I took the bus but still I walked a total 2km more before and after the bus ride. It was too much, I felt really tired once at home until I had a light dinner (just hot vegetal soup and bread) and a quiet time later. Now (23.00) I feel fully recovered.
The lesson from today is double: first do something even if you don’t feel well, second don’t do too much..
I don’t have plans for week 2 as I didn’t make any specific for week 1. After every session I say to my self to do a little more in the following one, but I have set backs all the time, especially on running, so my only plan is show up and trying something new every day.
Regarding how to incorporate this after the challenge is over..exercise is an everyday challenge since ever to me..I really like the fact that for this 21days because I committed to report my activty prompt me to do more, but once it’s over I need to invent something to keep pushing myself. As personal experience it’s much easier keep going then start over, but soon I am going to travel again and this will be a new challenge.
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Hi cloudio, I know what you mean regarding challenge to keep fit when traveling. Where do you stay when you travel? If it’s hotels, they usually have gyms that can be used by all guests. If you find a way to integrate fitness into your travels, it’ll no longer be thwarted every time you go abroad. The difficulty you’re experiencing now is only a representation of what’s a barrier at the moment. Once you find a solution for it, it’ll no longer present itself as an issue.
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Hotels are my very last resort when I travel. I usually stay in hostels, or guesthouse, sometimes couchsurfing. If I know I’m staying long term (at least 1 month) then I rent a room or a house.
The problem for me when I travel is not staying fit, because if I don’t have to work long hours on a computer I am usually very active, doing excursions or just wondering around many hours a day.
It’s more having a real exercise routine. As much as I hate routines and I need to do something new every day, it’s definitely easyer set up a time and a place for regular exercise when you don’t have to adapt to a new bed, find a a new place for eating, ecc. All things I enjoy a lot, but that makes more difficult keep an habit of real fitness exercise.
The other thing, not really related to travel, is that for me sport has always been fun and a social activity. I could play football or basket for hours without feeling tired, but if I have to run alone or exercise in a gym overcome boredom it’s often more than I can bear.
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