Ok...here we go. A new month....a new year. Time to get off our collective butts and push ourselves a little bit. This isn't about weight loss so much as it's about living/breathing/moving more...feeling better....improving the quality of our life through fitness. Not to mention pushing ourselves to do a little more than we thought we could.

As always....set a goal for yourself. Something that you know will be challenging. State what your goal is....then come back every chance you get to update your progress.

Make your goal something specific and measurable. XXX miles walking/running/cycling/ellipticing/swimming/crossfitting/weightlifting. Or XXX hours working out this month.....XXX times going to the gym this month....whatever you want.

Here's mine....120 miles running and 12,000 meters swimming. Plus I'm doing the pull up challenge every other day, hoping to work my way up to being able to do a pull up sometime soon.

Everybody join in. This is a new year. Exercise and fitness will make you feel better, help you sleep, speed up your metabolism, increase our strength and stamina, lengthen your life....and make you look better naked. Face it, we could all use that.

Edited January 1, 201412 yr by Butterthebean

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How do you guys tracks yout miles just need some help on that I go back to work tomorrow and what to start doing that

Started the plank and crunch challenge today. Can't wait to get my access card in the mail to get my

Get your what

No Zumba today or tomorrow but super frustrated shopping and cleaning instead. Sigh... got a fitbit though! Back to Zumba on Sunday!

Yep I am doing Insanity, still, got another 30 days to go. I don't think it is the workout for me, but I'm not quitting. I've hurt my foot, torn or broken the arch maybe, so anything requiring hopping or shiftung weight with force, I opt out and do ab work instead.

Globe do you have plantar fasciitis?

my goal is to exercise everday....and eat as clean as i can

my goal is to exercise everday....and eat as clean as i can

this is a most wonderful goal.

Butter - that occurred to me but I don't think so, this was a sudden injury and it's only in one foot and the pain is in the wrong place for plantar.

Butter - that occurred to me but I don't think so, this was a sudden injury and it's only in one foot and the pain is in the wrong place for plantar.

Ouch. Well I hope it heals quickly. Sorry. Have you had an X-ray yet to rule out a fracture? Stress fractures in the feet are very common and they take forever to heal because we never stay off them.

I was going to say if you think it's PF there is nothing better than making fists with your toes on carpet to help that.

I admire all of u with ur running. I've always wanted to run but was run over by a dump truck in 1962 and was never able to run after that. Years later with an artificial hip and fibro, I'll stick to my PT and walking. Going for a walk in the woods later today when I visit my family.

If it is a fracture then I will be sent home, and I've only got 2 months left. For now I am ace bandaging the arch and doing floor work in Insanity. One thing I learned from Pilates is that you actually don't have to move insanely to achieve intense muscle work.

Okay, one swim down!

I got in almost 3 miles of walking today with no pain. A good day. Plus my ab crunches.

Did my 80 minutes today -- yippee! My goal is to get this workout in four times a week plus to add in two walks at the lake with a friend (3.5 miles). Problem is it is below zero here and I just can't hack it out there. Thank god for treadmill, recumbent bike and Bowflex in basement. And a lot of new insulation down there. But I'm getting into the head-space, which is vital. And something of a miracle, I must say. Happy Saturday night every one!