Fitness

[angelak]

Alas, I've drummed up some guidelines that I should be working towards.

I feel good about the one that scared me the most my whole life: Running.
I beat that mental road block and I feel confident that I can run. My entire life I said I couldn't run!
Now I'm sad I didn't look at PE as a kid more of an opportunity, rather than torture. I am afraid that I had a case of "family mimick." What do I mean? My siblings hated it. My greater relatives, aunts and grandparents talked down Physical training type things. So I was just parroting family a lot. Just like when I was a kid and everyone but Dad hated teriyaki. I said I hated it too, until I tried it not knowing what it was and really loved it. Same type situation.


So, alongside with swimming and running - I honestly need to add situps and pushups to my exercise regimin. This is going to be difficult. I'm not sure how to do pushups properly, after all.

Anyone out there good at the basics of these things? I need to start working my way up to some decent numbers on pushups and situps within the next year. I have about a year to build endurance with these things and as long as I keep to my goals, I think I'll be fantastic by the time I might *possibly* need to be tested for fitness levels.

I think chinchillagirl may be a good resource on the proper mechanics. I skipped out (went to LWTC and got my fitness creds waived) for most of my adolesence. I need help now. If there are any volunteers who are unjudgemental, do not intend to have a superiority complex, and would like to help me out - please let me know! It would mean the world to me.

Zomgs. I've decided. A second time. I'm going to go for. *It*.

Hah! And if I don't make it - I always have IT to fall back on, after all. The WORST that could happen is that my fitness levels increase, and I become a sexier, more athletic version of the current me! It's going to be hard though. To get there, but I am totally willing to put my efforts into this. I think it will do wonders for my life motivation.
I'm excited.
More of my spare time needs to go towards situps, pushups, and running. If I can tackle running... I can tackle the other two. And I have plenty of time to begin work with this. No rush.

Here goes, universe.

-Angela

PS. Which icon do you like better, the one in the post before this, or this one? :P

Comments

[chinchillagirl.livejournal.com]

I think I may be a good resource too. Hehe... I know a million different ab workouts and various different pushup thingys and blahblah... almost all courtesy of my lovely taiji teacher (and some from my old weight training class). But I'd love to help if you wanted. =)

*gasp!* A sexier Angela, I didn't think it was possible. That would be dreadful! ;)

Hm.. and I think I like the first icon better. But they're both really pretty.

Awesome!

[ithisia.livejournal.com]

I also realized that Jim could be an aid as well.
Not sure how I could have overlooked him.
Although the varying ab workouts and pushups would be handy handy handy.

Thanks for icon feedback! lol.
I concluded the first one was better too. Even if there is a very subtle difference!
Wahoo.
Anyways. You're still on for Monday!?

-Angela

[netharos.livejournal.com]

I like the first icon better. There's a bit more of a raised shoulder in that one, rendering a slightly sexier Angela image. Ask Jim what he thinks. =)

[kdana.livejournal.com]

I like the first one better as well. Somehow it makes me think of... Lorelai Gilmore. I have no idea how or why, but that's I thought of!

[kdana.livejournal.com]

*that's what I thought of!

Damn.. I know WHY it's good that we can't edit our comments after we make them, but at the same time I wish we COULD correct our "mad typing skills"....

[anticipatient.livejournal.com]

dude, do some boxing, yo. :)

[anticipatient.livejournal.com]

why can't we edit our comments? why's it good?

[anticipatient.livejournal.com]

yea, be my personal trainer too..

[kdana.livejournal.com]

I think it could get confusing (and not-so-great in some communities) if you could edit what you said after you said it.

OD

[ithisia.livejournal.com]

Open Diary allows you to edit it for 2 minutes.

After 2 minutes is up, your access to change your comment goes away.

The OD master had a good idea.

-Angela

Re: OD

[kdana.livejournal.com]

Oooooooh. I like that!