Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Brainstorming

Today, I have dedicated to researching ideas for Fitness Through Adventure.   I live in Salt Lake City, UT.  It is a beautiful place to live if you love the outdoors, but a lot of these activities can be done anywhere.  Here is a list of activities that I intend to try this summer:

Geocaching
Hiking
City Biking
River Rafting
Cave Exploration
Golfing
Museum Exploration
Bowling
Theme Parks
Water Parks
Laser Tag
National Park Visits
Foam/Mud 5K

All of these activities will be tried from a beginner's approach and I will try to provide tips or insight that may be useful if you would like to try them too.  I have done some of them before, however, the difference now is I am doing them as part of an active lifestyle.  I will do them more frequently and more vigor.  To motivate myself I created a team for the 5K Foam Fest taking place in Salt Lake City on August 31st.  I will be incorporating these events into my training for the 5K which will consist of running and strength training. 

I plan to start this week.  Wish me luck!

L

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

First Time's Never the Best

STOP!  I want off and revoke any future tickets to ride.

FAT.  I have been fat for three years.  I, like so many people, have lost and gained and lost and gained, a prisoner-passenger on the proverbial weight loss carousel.  I am exhausted from thinking about it all of the time and miss my active, happy body.  I am disappointed in myself and particularly despise the looks I get from people who do not see me very often.

I am thinking that the only way I am going to make this lifestyle change for good is to start with complete honesty.  I won't even let my husband subscribe to my blog, because I don't want him to know how much I weigh!  So, I will pursue honesty through anonymity.  Let's do the simple stats:

Height: 64.5 inches
Weight: 198.8 lbs
Goal Weight: 135 (+ or - for how muscular I will end up being)

I have been a gym-goer on and off, however, I realize that I become unmotivated and bored when I only utilize the gym for exercise.  Therefore, this blog is about Fitness Through Adventure.  I will become fit by participating in adventure.  I love to travel and to see the outdoors.  I want to have fun and gain an abundance of rewarding experiences. 

I have this summer to kick-start this adventure.  I encourage you to join in and do something amazing that will challenge and change your health and body.

Let's hop on a different ride,
L