My Journey With Health And Fitness – I Need A New Challenge

Yesterday my sister and I went into the hot tub. We got in and it was pretty obvious that there was something wrong because it was cold (ok, 90 degrees may not seem cold but it is for a hot tub). We have tried everything to get it to start heating but so far nothing is working. My husband worked with our hot tub dealer today and fingers crossed it will start heating up because after today I really need a good soak.

Today was Climb The Wall day. Yep, I had to walk up 48 flights of stairs as part of a fundraiser. A friend from my fitness centre, who was our team captain, drove me downtown and was right behind me on the climb. I was a little nervous about doing this because quite frankly I am getting old and 48 floors seemed a bit daunting. But you know what, I did it in about 11 minutes and while I acknowledge my thighs were complaining a bit I got through it. I then made my husband take me out for lunch but also walked to the restaurant and back to ensure the 10k steps for the day (there is something seriously wrong with me).

I realized after finishing that I really like having these personal challenges. My husband asked if my walking up Oxford Hill had been helpful to get me to do today’s challenge and I said absolutely. Remember he asked me a few weeks ago exactly what I was training for because of the amount of workout time I was doing and that kind of lead me to this challenge. But it is just so great to accomplish things like this.

So, now what? A friend asked me yesterday if I was going to do the Sun Run but I said no. I have already done a 1/2 marathon so a 10km race wouldn’t mean that much to me. What I want is something like the Climb the Wall, something that is out of the range of what I already do. Something that is just going to keep me super motivated as I have been for the last 8 months.

I’m going to start looking for that challenge. And to be honest I am so determined that whatever it is I will accomplish it. I haven’t said it for a while but remember it is simply one step at a time and you can get there.