Today we're adding a new Fitwit, Emily. Because she's as ridiculously enthused about fitness this year as we are. If there's anything I like more than enthusiasm, it's ridiculous enthusiasm.
Today I find myself with a day off, and the plan is "cardio", quotation marks because I can't be sure what I plan to do will technically count as cardio. I call it Dance Party, where I spend a large chunk of time dancing crazily to upbeat music. I spent a fair portion of yesterday and will today finish putting together the music. Maybe I'll clean while I'm at it...but only if the movement encourages it. My dancing becomes 46% less aerobic when I wash dishes, or start a load of laundry.
Dance Party is not about dancing beautifully. It's about shaking limbs in any and every direction, as dictated by the music. It's exhausting, but more fun than anything else in the world. Literally!
I'm also thinking about my pedometer, and putting it to use. I read somewhere (if I can remember where, I'll credit it here later) that for optimum health one should walk 10,000 steps per day, though for the average American, even getting up to 6,000 would be something. I don't know how many steps I take each day currently, but I'd be lucky if I crack 1,000. Pathetic, yes. But that will change!
Foodwise, things are healthier already. My New Year's resolution to eliminate fast food from my diet (McDonalds in particular, as it's right across the street) has held. Ten days might sound weak, but it's a bit of a record. I've also been faithfully taking a multi-vitamin, to make up for the stuff I'm not yet getting from the food I eat. I do have one other thing to cut back on: beer. It's not that I currently ingest beer in large quantities. It's more a matter of frequency. We generally have a six-pack on hand, and it's usually the best option for dinnertime beverage. Last night I had two, and was fully aware that one was probably enough. Something to work on. Not that I plan to fully eliminate it - that's unrealistic. It's about balance.
Already I've spent too much time writing. Time to dance!!!!!!!
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that makes me want a pedometer so that i can figure out how many steps i fall short of the 10,000.
Ug.
so far today i've only walked 1,570. and that was walking to work and the grocery store to pick up lunch and new movies. unless i walk up and down the stairs a couple hundred times between now and the end of the day, i'm not going to even break the average "lazy" american's limit.
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