Plank A Day Two

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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!

Swim Lesson #3

I can swim! I can do the freestyle! Today I worked on my breathing technique.  It's not going so well but I know it will get better with practice.  I managed to swim an entire lap today! I was so excited!

Swimming definitely goes you a great workout! I'm wiped out!

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 

Week Six, Day One

Done!  Today’s workout was not the best.  I updated my playlist last night and it malfunctioned two minutes into my warm up. Ugh!  I’m not sure if it was the new playlist or the app.  I really don’t like working out without music but I didn’t want to stop to fiddling with it.  I didn’t wear my HRM so I didn’t have my watch so I moved my iTouch to a position where I could look at the time.  Luckily the voice prompts were still working so all I had to do is focus on my workout.  Ugh! Listening to myself huff and puff was not a good thing for me mentally.  I did my best to take my mind off my breathing and say mantras and affirmations to get me through.  I also thought about that first Saturday when I could barely make it through those 60-seconds runs and here I was running for nine minutes.  It worked!  I completed both 9-minute runs feeling like I could go a bit longer!  Monday I will be running for 20 minutes straight.  I really need to work on making sure my music plays correctly. 

Week Five, Day Three

Week Five done! I cannot believe I ran for nine minutes straight this morning.  I didn’t get off to a good start.  I thought I hit the snooze button but I turned off my alarm so I was 30 minutes behind schedule.  I rushed to get dressed and out the door.  It’s kind of hard to be late for work when you work from home.  Anyhow, I didn’t have time for a proper dump (TMI, I know) so I that also contributed to the unsettled feeling I had when I started. 

I was also annoyed that I forget to change my playlist but okay let’s get this over and done with.  My first run was for nine minutes.  I did it! The other runs – 5 minutes and 2 minutes were fine.  I cannot believe how my stamina and endurance continues to increase.  Week Six is the big 2-0!  The 20-minute run!  I’m mentally preparing myself.  As long as I take it slow and remind myself that my mind will always want to quit before my body, I will complete it.

Week Five, Day Two

Today’s workout was over before I knew it.  Just when I was mentally preparing to dig deeper, I heard, “cool down!”  What?  That’s it?  Today, I ran for 6 mins, walked 1 min, ran 4 mins, walked 1 min, and ran 6 mins.  I’m so excited.  I can’t believe I survived those short walk breaks.   

I Can Swim!

Today my teacher took my noodle.  What?  She was like, you can swim, just try.  I admit I was scared out of my mind but trusted that she knew what she was talking about.  Guess what?  I can swim! Today I swam about half a lap.  I can’t believe it!  So, we worked on doing the freestyle. 

I really need to practice my breathing.  If I can get my breathing together, I could probably swim an entire lap.  I also need to get over my fear of going into the deeper end of the pool.  As I can see I’m getting to that halfway mark, I know the water is going to get deeper.  The anxiety kicks in. I forget to kick, lift my head, and breathe.  Tomorrow I’m going back to the pool to practice.  Yay!