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I’d been listening to The Daily Boost and Fitness Boost on iTunes for about 3 months, and after listening to the webinar, decided to sign up for the STSM program and premium subscription. Today I listened to the STSM Introduction and Day 1a & 1b. (Will listen to 1c tonight).
As an introduction, I just turned 59 this month and have actually lost 20 pounds since August 2009. I have been exercising 6-7 times a week since then (running my 3rd 5K tomorrow, after having never run before until I started jogging in September). I’m a member of the SparkPeople community but I like to use all the tools I can, and I think the MTM series will be very helpful in that regard. Listening to motivational podcasts when I walk or run has been a great tool for me, and I’m looking forward to hearing Scott’s tips every day instead of once a week (my other favorite podcast is Fat2FitRadio, but that is only updated every 2 weeks, and I’ve caught up with all their older shows.)
Anyway, today is Day 1 of my 100 Days.
I did a full body strength routine in my home gym for 30 minutes.
I walked for 60 minutes (and listened to the 3 STSM podcasts I mentioned earlier.)
Congratualations! I just found this site a week or so ago and love it. Scotts enthusiasm is addicitng. I to started out with free pod casts on Itunes. I just turned 63 and feel younger than when i was in the 40’s. You are doiNg a boat load ot fitness, yea. I overdid my treadmill this week and have been paying with a sore side, i have had to lay off exercises for 2 days but even though it still hurts some i am going to lower my incline from 8.5 to very low and just walk longer if my hip allows.
Keep up the good work !
Thanks for everyone’s comments. Here is my Day 2 update:
I ran my 3rd 5K this morning using the Run Walk Run method I learned at my running retreat with Jeff Galloway last weekend. My Gymboss beeper was set at 45 seconds:30s. I ran 45:30s the first half of the race, and then 1:15:30s the 2nd half. I came in at 34:26 or 11:052 per mile (5.43 mph), which is 1:44 faster than my last 5K (36:10) and won me the gold medal for my age group (50-59 females.. I’m 59), #25 out of 55 female runs and 64 out of 98 for the entire group of racers.
I felt like I didn’t have enough time between the running retreat and the race to really figure out what my optimum pace should be, so I just guessed at what I should use this morning. It was a cold (38-40 degrees) , and I felt like I was huffing and puffing a little more than usual, and my heartrate was higher than it normally is, which I guess is normal since I was going almost 2.5 mph faster than my training pace. During the rest walks, I was also trying to walk fast, so my heartrate never really slowed down. However my legs felt fine the entire race. I am going to spend the next few weeks experimenting with different run:walk ratios to see what works best for me, but for now I’m happy to be #1 in the old ladies category!
how impressive you close to my age , i haven’t tried training like that but it sounds intriguing . I can’t do any walking until hip quites screaming in pain. It was better yesterday so i went and shoveled about 40 foot length of sidewalk and it was ok i went slow but middle of night awoke and couldn’t lay any which way with out pain. When i got up this morning it was bad but the more i walk around its not so bad but going to do very light exercising today. I weighed in first thing this morning and with missing exercising but watching what i eat i am still at 143.4 same as last week Tuesday, yea!
Keep up your excellent workouts, wow you are such a good role model for people our ages, I think if a person thinks, “i am soo old , what’s the diff” and give up, that is when problems both mentally and phycially start rearing their ugly heads.
I like the 3 P’s in your signature. I need to share those three words in addition to my 3 L’s to my TOPS Group tomorrow. What a wonderful website this is. I feel strong enough to do my treadmill today and maybe my Easy shaper this afternoon. Not any more side pain when i got up this morning.YEA!
Hope you have a wonderful week!
Day 4
I listened to STSM recordings 3a and 3b on the treadmill after work to get started. Then I did a Cardio Coach v1 tape, for a total of 78 minutes.
Day 5
Walked while I listened to Day 5 a of the SMST series. Started my RunWalkRun 1:30 to 30 intervals when 5b started. Finished up the 61 minute lunchtime cardio session running to intervals while listening to my Cardio Coach tapes.
You are going full throtle i do envy you, i can’t seem to find much time but i think i will try and change my can’t’s to i will find time to do more.
Keep on stepping, speaking of stepping i woke up with that old song ‘STEPPING UP WITH MY BABY” probably heard my mom listening to that when i was in her womb, lol.
Bay2Bayou, don’t sneeze at being #1 out of a group of “old ladies.” Just think of how big that group would be if you included all of the women who didn’t compete! I think you’ll find that the interval training will help speed you up as it increases your endurance.
Day 6: Rest
Day 7: 60 minutes on Treadmill, 4.07 miles. Listened first to Cardio Coach v2 (original)...worked up a good sweat doing intervals alternating with steady state. Then listened to STSM 8a/8b doing some 30:30 and 45:30 intervals, and my cool-down. Very good workout.
Day 8 - Life (and work and conference calls and band rehearsals) got in the way. I never was able to break away at lunch to take a walk… oh well.
Day 9. This was my long slow run day. I did 6.46 miles in 1hr 34 min. I also did 15 minutes of strength training (modified pushups & pushups, crunches, squats, dips, leg raises, bridge) in the park circuit training area. Then, because the street I live on was closed to traffic due to this evening’s Mardi Gras parade, I had a friend drop me off to meet another friend at the movie theater, and then my other friend dropped to off at the barricades and I walked another 1.5 miles home (and caught a bunch of beads on the way home!).
Day 10. WHO DAT!!!!! This morning I did a 1 hour slow jog for almost 4 miles. Food wise, not so good… but hey, the Saints won, and I was at a Superbowl Party and thoroughly enjoyed the guacamole, tacos, chili, king cake (for Mardi Gras) and light beer. I also had some healthy stuff: s some carrot salad I brought, with some fruit salad ..but overall, a day of celebration and indulgance. Hey, a day like this only comes along once in every 44 years!
Congrats on eating at least some healthy food and as long as you got back to healthy food today, you’ll be just fine.
And congrats on the Saints too. I never watch football, but yesterday I watched the last half of the fourth quarter and it was exciting. I was glad the Saints won.
Have been swamped at work, so havent been able to post… but I WAS able to get my exercise in every day. In addition, today, when I was listening to MTM Insider #14, I heard Scott read my letter at the end of the podcast. How cool is that!
Day 11 Feb 8 Mon. 1 hour walk 3.32 miles
Day 12 Feb 9 45 min interval run/walk 49 min. 3.34 miles
Day 13 Feb 10 30 minutes strength, 30 minutes walk 1.64 miles
Day 14 Feb 11 40 minutes intervals on treadmill during lunch, 2.86 miles. 40 min slow steady 6% walk at 3.5 for 2.3 miles.
Feeling strong. Got back on the scale after taking a few days off (to let the junk food and salt I ate at the SuperBowl Party work its way out of my system. I am even with where I was that morning. So I’m back on track to start heading down again. Woo hoo!
