August Goals

Yesterday I was thinking about the goals I want to work on this month. I need to make sure I keep my goals simple and S.M.A.R.T. I will say that lately I have been doing much better with 30-day challenges. This morning as I completed Week Five, Day Three of the Couch to 5k I realize I have not repeated one day of the training plan. Even though this is my third attempt (second time I will complete the plan), I see this as progress both mentally and physically.

Here are the things I plan to work on this month:

1. #PlankADay
2. Run 3x a week -- If all goes well, I will complete my Couch to 5k plan by the end of the month.
3. Strength train 2x a week -- I need to have a plan.
4. Pray and meditate at least 15 minutes each day
5. Finish all of the books in "currently reading" on my bookshelf on Good Reads.
6. Work on my writing at least 15 minutes each day - I have a dozen or so unfinished poems to keep me busy.
7. Nutrition - I will try one new recipe a week.
8. Practice my swimming 2x a week - I need to find another swim class.

Personal Best: 30- Day Plank Challenge

Yay! Today I did it! I met my goal of hold a plank for two minutes:

I'm so excited! This just goes to show what happens when I stay consistent and persistent when working on a goal.

Personal Best

Day 27. This 30-day Plank Challenge has become more challenging as the month is coming to an end. I originally thought I was going to be able to surpassed my 2-minute goal, now I am beginning to wonder if I will accomplish it. No matter what happens, I am proud of myself for the discipline I've shown to work toward my goal each day. I've decided to extend it another 30 days.

Couch to5K/Plank Challenge

I didn't complete Week Four, Day Two this morning. Not feeling so great. I'll try again tomorrow morning.

I did complete my #PlankADay. Today was my longest plank ever!

It looks like I am going to make my goal of two minutes by the end of the month.

July Plank Challenge -- Day Nine

Wow! I am doing so much better than I thought. By the end of the month I was hoping to be able to do a two-minute plank. At the rate I'm going, it looks like I may be closer to a three-minute plank. Although I cannot see it on the outside, my strength training is definitely strengthening my core:

July Plank Challenge

One of the ways I decided to work on my core is to challenge myself to plank every day this month. So far, so good. I believe I reached a personal record today. My goal is to be able to do a 2-minute plank by the end of the month.

Plank A Day Two

1:03

My goal is to do a plank a day for 30 consecutive days.  I don't know if I'll be updating my blog every day though ;p!

Plank A Day

So I’ve been seeing the hash tag #PlankADay on Twitter for quite some time.  In fact, I vaguly remember joining this challenge a while ago.  Anyhow, today I decided to try doing a plank a day for 30 Days.  I’ve been doing them off and on since my former personal trainer introduced them into my workouts. 

Today’s plank:  1:02