My Journey With Health And Fitness – Testing Myself

My husband and I arrived at the trailer yesterday for a 4 night get away. It is the perfect time to be here as the weather is fantastic and because it is a long weekend there are lots of families with kids around. One young man has fallen hard for our corgi and has offered to walk her while we are here. It is actually quite sweet and trust me our drama Queen dog loves the attention.

it is always hard at the lake to stay focused on both exercise and calories. We’ve had a few trips up here this season and I have done pretty well. But, we are 5 1/2 weeks away from Mexico and I have really been challenging myself. Moreover, it is hot out so that normally gives me an out from working hard but I am determined that if I can push myself here I can do it in Mexico.

Now I admit it is only day 1 here but I decided to test myself. I got up at 5:00am and hit the road by 6:00am. I decided since the area I normally walk is pretty flat that an 8 km run would be a good plan. I finished off that segment of the workout plan with a 30 minute walk. Once back at the trailer I rehydrated and rested for an hour before heading out for an hour walk. More rehydration and rest before another 1 hour walk. By 12:15pm I had done 33k steps and put in 22 km.

But that isn’t all. I also tried out my new paddle board on the lake. This of course is way out of my comfort zone but I am determined to master this. I managed to get up on the board and paddle around for a while without ending up in the water which I deem to be a success. I am still a little nervous when I first get up on the board and have to force myself to relax but I am getting there. A few more trial runs and I am confident this will become easy.

Testing myself this weekend will only prove that my determination will ultimately make me successful. If I can keep doing these workouts in this heat I will have no excuses not to run most days that I am in Mexico and that is really my goal.