Exercise Goals

Posted by Theresa on July 25, 2012 2 comments
Yesterday a friend of mine asked me "now that you've completed your six-week mini triathlon, what's next?" Great question! Experience has taught me having a new goal to work towards keeps me motivated.
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I've been thinking a lot about stretching exercises, so yoga is a possibility. I'm looking for a yoga course that I can take in the fall, but that's a couple more months away. What do I want to do between now and then to build upper body and core strength? Well, since it's still summer, I'm looking for places to kayak.

This Sunday, I'm going to a conference in Boston for a few days and I'm looking at guided tour options on the Charles River. I'm finding rates of $15 per hour, which is decent. I'll let you know how this works out for me. I'm going to be out of town for the next several weekends, so I'll be looking at options in Rhode Island (a couple options: Narrow River or Queens River), later in August. I may even be able to get my brothers or a friend to join me!

Meanwhile, after being so pleased with myself about completing my six-week mini triathlon, I haven't been in the gym all week. I did get out and walk at lunch today, nothing fast, but stretching the legs was a good plan. My gym buddy Aime is on vacation and I have to keep myself motivated to go on my own. A gym buddy much more fun, but I know how good I feel when I'm working out, so I'll be back into the gym tomorrow.

What are the rest of you doing for exercise this summer?

2 comments:

  1. Lynn7/25/2012

    I have some knee issues so I mainly do exercise bike, 10 miles at least 5 days a week. When I'm not home I do walking outside but the distance is limited. I've never been athletic and riding the bike let's me catch up on recorded shows.

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  2. Meaghan7/25/2012

    Oh what have I gotten myself into?? I ran a 5K back in April. Apparently that wasn't enough as I've just signed up for a half marathon in November. I start training this week for it. I got about 13 weeks to go! So tha should keep me plenty active! Five days a week of running! Eek!

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