If I want to be all that I can be and do all that I’m capable of then I must have a lean, fit, flexible, athletic and healthy body. As of today, I’m 6 foot 2 inches, and 195.5 lbs. That’s not the heaviest I’ve been, but it’s also not where I want to be. I’ve let my fitness slide a bunch the last two years and that has to stop.
I’m publicly recommitting to my fitness journey. At my leanest I’ve ever been was 172 lbs give or take. That was back in July of 2019. I’m going to try for a nice even goal number of 175 lbs. That’s roughly 20 pounds that I want to work off.
I say ‘work off’, because clearly I’m going to need a plan of action to make this change happen. Not just a plan of action, but I set of healthy habits that will allow me to lose the weight and also maintain the lean, fit, flexible, athletic and healthy body that I want.
In the past my strategy for exercise was 30 minutes of steady state cardio, followed by 30 minutes of strength training. I did that five days a week. The steady state cardio was walking. The strength training I did at the gym. As I get older I’m much more aware of the fact that I have to train smart in order to avoid injury. That’s my number one priority, because I can’t train if I’m injured. One torn rotator cuff and that would set me back plenty.
This time around I’m going to incorporate hiking into the mix. It’s something that I’ve said that I want to do for years now, but have never quite managed to get myself to do. I recently learned that I have a pretty cool place to hike that is only 30 minutes away.
My plan is to begin with some type of rigorous cardio five days a week for a minimum of 30 minutes. I’m going to purchase a Polar H10 Chest Strap, and a pair of hiking shoes. I’ll post updates here as I figure out the rest.
Day 1 / May 17, 2022 / 195.5 lbs
Update: 10/5/22 – Alas, I am rebooting again! See the post ‘The Pandemic 21.5‘.